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

🙂 Solo nomad: Korce is 20.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Korce is 11.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 32.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Korce
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.80 ALL 478
$11.85 MX$209
-51.05%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.89 ALL 2,467
$42.16 MX$744
-29.10%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.59 ALL 378
$10.75 MX$190
-57.30%
Cappuccino
$1.95 ALL 161
$3.47 MX$61.3
-43.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 ALL 137
$1.45 MX$25.65
14.48%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.87 ALL 71.6
$0.90 MX$15.93
-3.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 ALL 147
$3.05 MX$53.9
-41.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.65 ALL 219
$4.42 MX$77.9
-40.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Korce
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.04 ALL 168
$1.37 MX$24.17
48.91%
White Bread (500g)
$0.75 ALL 61.6
$1.87 MX$33.05
-59.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.94 ALL 160
$1.54 MX$27.25
25.97%
Eggs
$2.96 ALL 245
$2.50 MX$44.18
18.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.63 ALL 794
$8.61 MX$152
11.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.67 ALL 633
$8.63 MX$152
-11.12%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.39 ALL 1,105
$11.02 MX$195
21.51%
Apples (1kg)
$0.84 ALL 69.4
$2.75 MX$48.53
-69.45%
Banana (1kg)
$2.21 ALL 182
$1.43 MX$25.21
54.55%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.93 ALL 76.7
$1.87 MX$33.05
-50.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.26 ALL 104
$2.17 MX$38.26
-41.94%
Potato (1kg)
$0.94 ALL 77.5
$1.88 MX$33.23
-50.00%
Onion (1kg)
$0.87 ALL 71.7
$2.25 MX$39.65
-61.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 ALL 94.2
$1.07 MX$18.85
6.54%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.71 ALL 58.7
$1.07 MX$18.95
-33.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.00 ALL 330
$4.15 MX$73.3
-3.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.96 ALL 822
$10.34 MX$182
-3.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 ALL 138
$1.68 MX$29.64
-0.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.80 ALL 148
$2.48 MX$43.84
-27.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Korce
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.46 ALL 37.94
$0.55 MX$9.80
-16.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$19.08 ALL 1,574
$26.53 MX$468
-28.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.53 ALL 291
$3.22 MX$56.8
9.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.07 ALL 253
$2.48 MX$43.80
23.79%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.87 ALL 1,474
$3.11 MX$54.9
474.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.18 ALL 180
$1.26 MX$22.16
73.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.6K ALL 2.9M
$30.7K MX$541.1K
13.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.0K ALL 2.1M
$24.0K MX$424.3K
4.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Korce
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.2 ALL 5,543
$82.5 MX$1,456
-18.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.26 ALL 1,424
$22.29 MX$393
-22.57%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.82 ALL 976
$30.02 MX$530
-60.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Korce
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.2 ALL 4,468
$51.4 MX$908
5.27%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.01 ALL 2,063
$18.29 MX$323
36.74%
Cinema Ticket
$8.19 ALL 676
$4.98 MX$88.0
64.46%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Korce
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$94.7 ALL 7,814
$200 MX$3,530
-52.65%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,304 MX$93.6K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Korce
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.10 ALL 3,309
$35.71 MX$630
12.29%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 ALL 2,839
$39.56 MX$698
-13.02%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.5 ALL 7,547
$80.6 MX$1,422
13.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$141 ALL 11.6K
$88.3 MX$1,559
59.13%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Korce
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$427 ALL 35.2K
$969 MX$17.1K
-55.94%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$275 ALL 22.7K
$482 MX$8,511
-42.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$600 ALL 49.5K
$1,595 MX$28.2K
-62.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$429 ALL 35.4K
$1,184 MX$20.9K
-63.80%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,376 ALL 113.5K
$4,050 MX$71.5K
-66.04%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,122 ALL 92.6K
$6,522 MX$115.1K
-82.80%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Korce
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$676 ALL 55.8K
$756 MX$13.4K
-10.62%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4
11.42
-64.97%

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

Last update for Korce: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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