Cost of Living Comparison Between Ialoveni and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Ialoveni and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Ialoveni is 38.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ialoveni is 34.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.70 MDL 150
$11.85 MX$212
-26.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.58 MDL 424
$42.16 MX$755
-41.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.64 MDL 132
$10.75 MX$192
-28.93%
Cappuccino
$1.88 MDL 32.36
$3.47 MX$62.2
-45.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 MDL 15.71
$1.45 MX$26.01
-37.24%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.65 MDL 11.26
$0.90 MX$16.16
-27.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.77 MDL 30.45
$3.05 MX$54.7
-41.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.41 MDL 41.53
$4.42 MX$79.1
-45.48%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.22 MDL 21.10
$1.37 MX$24.51
-10.95%
White Bread (500g)
$0.55 MDL 9.53
$1.87 MX$33.51
-70.59%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.73 MDL 12.66
$1.54 MX$27.63
-52.60%
Eggs
$2.54 MDL 43.76
$2.50 MX$44.81
1.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.18 MDL 89.3
$8.61 MX$154
-39.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.32 MDL 91.8
$8.63 MX$155
-38.35%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.93 MDL 85.0
$11.02 MX$197
-55.26%
Apples (1kg)
$0.84 MDL 14.46
$2.75 MX$49.22
-69.45%
Banana (1kg)
$1.75 MDL 30.18
$1.43 MX$25.56
22.38%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.77 MDL 30.46
$1.87 MX$33.52
-5.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.18 MDL 37.64
$2.17 MX$38.80
0.46%
Potato (1kg)
$0.82 MDL 14.08
$1.88 MX$33.70
-56.38%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 MDL 10.09
$2.25 MX$40.21
-74.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.29 MDL 22.31
$1.07 MX$19.11
20.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.82 MDL 14.19
$1.07 MX$19.22
-23.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.13 MDL 53.9
$4.15 MX$74.4
-24.58%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.11 MDL 88.1
$10.34 MX$185
-50.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.23 MDL 21.19
$1.68 MX$30.06
-26.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.92 MDL 33.07
$2.48 MX$44.46
-22.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.37 MDL 6.33
$0.55 MX$9.93
-32.73%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.86 MDL 118
$26.53 MX$475
-74.14%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.02 MDL 34.77
$3.22 MX$57.6
-37.27%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.66
$2.48 MX$44.42
-89.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.13 MDL 88.5
$3.11 MX$55.7
64.95%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.38 MDL 23.80
$1.26 MX$22.48
9.52%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K MDL 553.7K
$30.7K MX$548.8K
4.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.9K MDL 532.3K
$24.0K MX$430.3K
28.37%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$172 MDL 2,964
$82.5 MX$1,476
108.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.64 MDL 132
$22.29 MX$399
-65.72%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.72 MDL 185
$30.02 MX$537
-64.29%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.42 MDL 508
$51.4 MX$921
-42.81%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.56 MDL 199
$18.29 MX$327
-36.80%
Cinema Ticket
$5.97 MDL 103
$4.98 MX$89.2
19.88%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$395 MDL 6,819
$200 MX$3,580
97.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,582 MDL 130.8K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
42.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$46.69 MDL 805
$35.71 MX$639
30.75%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.82 MDL 497
$39.56 MX$708
-27.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.5 MDL 1,492
$80.6 MX$1,442
7.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.5 MDL 1,717
$88.3 MX$1,581
12.68%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$175 MDL 3,016
$969 MX$17.4K
-81.96%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$118 MDL 2,038
$482 MX$8,632
-75.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$382 MDL 6,596
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-76.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$387 MDL 6,679
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-67.29%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$116.7K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$608 MDL 10.5K
$756 MX$13.5K
-19.63%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
11.42
-19.09%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ialoveni: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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