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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ialoveni is 40.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ialoveni is 20% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.64 MDL 148
$11.88 MX$210
-27.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.39 MDL 418
$41.90 MX$740
-41.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.44 MDL 127
$10.55 MX$186
-29.48%
Cappuccino
$1.89 MDL 32.43
$3.60 MX$63.5
-47.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.92 MDL 15.83
$1.50 MX$26.45
-38.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 MDL 11.72
$0.91 MX$16.09
-25.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.79 MDL 30.67
$3.08 MX$54.4
-41.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.37 MDL 40.65
$4.47 MX$78.8
-46.98%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.23 MDL 21.11
$1.39 MX$24.54
-11.51%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 MDL 8.83
$1.90 MX$33.47
-72.63%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 MDL 12.39
$1.60 MX$28.27
-55.00%
Eggs
$2.59 MDL 44.37
$2.60 MX$45.97
-0.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.18 MDL 88.7
$8.36 MX$148
-38.04%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.42 MDL 92.8
$8.64 MX$152
-37.27%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.94 MDL 84.6
$10.91 MX$192
-54.72%
Apples (1kg)
$0.84 MDL 14.30
$2.61 MX$45.98
-67.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.83 MDL 31.41
$1.44 MX$25.46
27.08%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.76 MDL 30.12
$1.96 MX$34.55
-10.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.08 MDL 35.55
$2.12 MX$37.34
-1.89%
Potato (1kg)
$0.76 MDL 13.09
$1.86 MX$32.87
-59.14%
Onion (1kg)
$0.56 MDL 9.55
$2.22 MX$39.20
-74.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 MDL 23.10
$1.02 MX$17.99
32.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.83 MDL 14.24
$1.04 MX$18.36
-20.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.30 MDL 56.6
$4.05 MX$71.5
-18.52%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.81 MDL 82.3
$10.18 MX$180
-52.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.27 MDL 21.69
$1.69 MX$29.79
-24.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.91 MDL 32.63
$2.62 MX$46.25
-27.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.34 MDL 5.77
$0.51 MX$9.09
-33.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$7.08 MDL 121
$26.52 MX$468
-73.30%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.11 MDL 36.06
$3.15 MX$55.7
-33.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.66
$2.46 MX$43.49
-89.02%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.39 MDL 92.3
$3.26 MX$57.5
65.34%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.38 MDL 23.70
$1.32 MX$23.36
4.55%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.2K MDL 551.1K
$30.1K MX$531.0K
7.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.8K MDL 527.5K
$23.8K MX$419.3K
29.68%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$176 MDL 3,007
$83.5 MX$1,474
110.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.59 MDL 130
$22.86 MX$404
-66.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.70 MDL 183
$30.04 MX$530
-64.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.37 MDL 503
$51.9 MX$916
-43.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.91 MDL 204
$18.30 MX$323
-34.92%
Cinema Ticket
$5.74 MDL 98.3
$5.12 MX$90.4
12.11%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$385 MDL 6,598
$201 MX$3,541
92.09%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,683 MDL 131.5K
$5,318 MX$93.9K
44.47%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$47.06 MDL 806
$35.73 MX$631
31.71%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.50 MDL 505
$40.27 MX$711
-26.74%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.9 MDL 1,505
$79.2 MX$1,398
10.99%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.4 MDL 1,701
$89.3 MX$1,576
11.30%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$175 MDL 2,996
$947 MX$16.7K
-81.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$117 MDL 1,999
$483 MX$8,525
-75.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$384 MDL 6,577
$1,599 MX$28.2K
-75.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$373 MDL 6,378
$1,211 MX$21.4K
-69.24%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,996 MX$70.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,402 MX$113.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ialoveni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$615 MDL 10.5K
$730 MX$12.9K
-15.70%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
11.42
-19.09%

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Last update for Ialoveni: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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