Cost of Living Comparison Between Kriva Palanka and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Kriva Palanka and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Kriva Palanka is 27% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kriva Palanka is 22% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kriva Palanka
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.73 MKD 306
$11.85 MX$211
-51.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$28.53 MKD 1,521
$42.16 MX$750
-32.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.12 MKD 273
$10.75 MX$191
-52.37%
Cappuccino
$1.96 MKD 105
$3.47 MX$61.8
-43.52%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 MKD 96.6
$1.45 MX$25.85
24.83%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.23 MKD 65.4
$0.90 MX$16.06
36.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.29 MKD 122
$3.05 MX$54.3
-24.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.65 MKD 141
$4.42 MX$78.6
-40.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kriva Palanka
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.35 MKD 71.8
$1.37 MX$24.36
-1.46%
White Bread (500g)
$0.68 MKD 36.11
$1.87 MX$33.31
-63.64%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.77 MKD 94.1
$1.54 MX$27.46
14.94%
Eggs
$2.12 MKD 113
$2.50 MX$44.53
-15.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.18 MKD 543
$8.61 MX$153
18.23%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.21 MKD 384
$8.63 MX$154
-16.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.47 MKD 718
$11.02 MX$196
22.23%
Apples (1kg)
$1.02 MKD 54.4
$2.75 MX$48.91
-62.91%
Banana (1kg)
$1.40 MKD 74.5
$1.43 MX$25.41
-2.10%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.31 MKD 69.9
$1.87 MX$33.32
-29.95%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.58 MKD 84.4
$2.17 MX$38.56
-27.19%
Potato (1kg)
$0.91 MKD 48.43
$1.88 MX$33.50
-51.60%
Onion (1kg)
$1.33 MKD 70.8
$2.25 MX$39.96
-40.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.57 MKD 30.58
$1.07 MX$18.99
-46.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 MKD 27.91
$1.07 MX$19.10
-51.40%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.97 MKD 158
$4.15 MX$73.9
-28.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.46 MKD 398
$10.34 MX$184
-27.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.94 MKD 49.95
$1.68 MX$29.87
-44.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.86 MKD 98.9
$2.48 MX$44.19
-25.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Kriva Palanka
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.63 MKD 33.47
$0.55 MX$9.87
14.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$20.36 MKD 1,085
$26.53 MX$472
-23.26%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.10 MKD 58.5
$3.22 MX$57.2
-65.84%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.53 MKD 28.48
$2.48 MX$44.15
-78.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.74 MKD 359
$3.11 MX$55.3
116.72%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.43 MKD 76.0
$1.26 MX$22.34
13.49%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.7K MKD 1.7M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
3.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.4K MKD 1.8M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
38.83%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kriva Palanka
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$142 MKD 7,588
$82.5 MX$1,467
72.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.39 MKD 927
$22.29 MX$396
-21.98%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.27 MKD 814
$30.02 MX$534
-49.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kriva Palanka
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.99 MKD 1,385
$51.4 MX$915
-49.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$325
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.56 MKD 243
$4.98 MX$88.7
-8.43%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kriva Palanka
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$219 MKD 11.7K
$200 MX$3,558
9.71%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,225 MKD 65.3K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-76.90%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kriva Palanka
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$77.2 MKD 4,112
$35.71 MX$635
116.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.42 MKD 2,527
$39.56 MX$704
19.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$74.2 MKD 3,956
$80.6 MX$1,433
-7.85%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$115 MKD 6,107
$88.3 MX$1,571
29.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kriva Palanka
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$281 MKD 15.0K
$969 MX$17.2K
-70.97%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$192 MKD 10.2K
$482 MX$8,579
-60.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$574 MKD 30.6K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-64.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$305 MKD 16.3K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-74.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,662 MKD 88.6K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-58.97%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,186 MKD 63.2K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-81.82%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kriva Palanka
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.1
11.42
-37.83%

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

Last update for Kriva Palanka: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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