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

🙂 Solo nomad: Iasi is 25.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 9.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Iasi is 4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 23.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.16 RON 44.13

$11.99 MX$227

-15.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.8 RON 221

$42.47 MX$803

19.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.82 RON 29.61

$10.47 MX$198

-34.86%

Cappuccino

$2.69 RON 11.7

$3.6 MX$68.2

-25.28%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 RON 8.76

$1.44 MX$27.16

40.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 RON 7.63

$0.89 MX$16.79

97.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.55 RON 11.07

$3.09 MX$58.5

-17.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.52 RON 15.28

$4.58 MX$86.6

-23.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 RON 6.24

$1.38 MX$26.04

4.35%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 RON 5.25

$1.85 MX$34.9

-34.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.8 RON 7.8

$1.57 MX$29.68

14.65%

Eggs

$3.17 RON 13.75

$2.55 MX$48.3

24.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.97 RON 34.58

$8.61 MX$163

-7.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.97 RON 30.27

$8.54 MX$161

-18.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.99 RON 47.71

$10.98 MX$208

0.09%

Apples (1kg)

$1.18 RON 5.12

$2.72 MX$51.4

-56.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 RON 6.78

$1.51 MX$28.57

3.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.73 RON 7.5

$1.88 MX$35.63

-7.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.91 RON 8.29

$2.19 MX$41.42

-12.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1 RON 4.35

$1.87 MX$35.3

-46.52%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 RON 4.42

$2.19 MX$41.37

-53.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 RON 4.53

$1.07 MX$20.23

-2.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 RON 3.8

$1.09 MX$20.64

-19.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.21 RON 26.96

$3.96 MX$74.9

56.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.66 RON 28.93

$8.86 MX$167

-24.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 RON 4.96

$1.72 MX$32.53

-33.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 RON 8.25

$2.61 MX$49.37

-27.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.8 RON 3.47

$0.52 MX$9.74

53.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.17 RON 122

$26.59 MX$503

5.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.89 RON 3.88

$3.24 MX$61.2

-72.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.71 RON 3.07

$2.38 MX$44.94

-70.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.91 RON 34.33

$3.11 MX$58.7

154.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.63 RON 7.08

$1.31 MX$24.85

24.43%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$28.2K RON 122.3K

$30.3K MX$573K

-7.06%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.5K RON 119.5K

$24K MX$453.6K

14.73%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$155 RON 674

$84.2 MX$1,592

84.20%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.21 RON 35.63

$22.14 MX$419

-62.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.74 RON 42.29

$30.14 MX$570

-67.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.83 RON 203

$52 MX$983

-9.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.11 RON 78.6

$18.72 MX$354

-3.26%

Cinema Ticket

$7.93 RON 34.43

$5.07 MX$95.9

56.41%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$466 RON 2,025

$200 MX$3,787

132.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,889 RON 29.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

29.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.7 RON 272

$35.74 MX$676

75.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.2 RON 183

$39.8 MX$753

6.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.2 RON 370

$79 MX$1,493

7.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87 RON 378

$88.4 MX$1,671

-1.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$479 RON 2,080

$965 MX$18.3K

-50.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$362 RON 1,571

$474 MX$8,968

-23.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$736 RON 3,197

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-55.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$549 RON 2,384

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-54.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,637 RON 11.5K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-14.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,685 RON 7,317

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-77.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,018 RON 4,421

$792 MX$15K

28.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.37

11.42

-35.46%

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

Last update for Iasi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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