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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kumanovo is 43.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 36.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kumanovo is 38.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 48.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kumanovo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.72 MKD 305
$11.85 MX$212
-51.73%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$28.67 MKD 1,527
$42.16 MX$755
-32.00%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.02 MKD 267
$10.75 MX$192
-53.30%
Cappuccino
$1.60 MKD 85.0
$3.47 MX$62.2
-53.89%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 MKD 85.9
$1.45 MX$26.01
11.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MKD 61.2
$0.90 MX$16.16
27.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.62 MKD 86.4
$3.05 MX$54.7
-46.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.75 MKD 93.0
$4.42 MX$79.1
-60.41%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kumanovo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.25 MKD 66.7
$1.37 MX$24.51
-8.76%
White Bread (500g)
$0.61 MKD 32.72
$1.87 MX$33.51
-67.38%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.70 MKD 90.6
$1.54 MX$27.63
10.39%
Eggs
$2.12 MKD 113
$2.50 MX$44.81
-15.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.16 MKD 381
$8.61 MX$154
-16.84%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.00 MKD 373
$8.63 MX$155
-18.89%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.30 MKD 602
$11.02 MX$197
2.54%
Apples (1kg)
$0.68 MKD 36.45
$2.75 MX$49.22
-75.27%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 MKD 76.8
$1.43 MX$25.56
0.70%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.24 MKD 66.1
$1.87 MX$33.52
-33.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.06 MKD 56.4
$2.17 MX$38.80
-51.15%
Potato (1kg)
$0.97 MKD 51.5
$1.88 MX$33.70
-48.40%
Onion (1kg)
$0.78 MKD 41.57
$2.25 MX$40.21
-65.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.50 MKD 26.57
$1.07 MX$19.11
-53.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 MKD 25.60
$1.07 MX$19.22
-55.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.93 MKD 156
$4.15 MX$74.4
-29.40%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.55 MKD 402
$10.34 MX$185
-26.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.01 MKD 54.0
$1.68 MX$30.06
-39.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.08 MKD 57.4
$2.48 MX$44.46
-56.45%
🚌 Getting Around
Kumanovo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.63 MKD 33.47
$0.55 MX$9.93
14.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$20.11 MKD 1,071
$26.53 MX$475
-24.20%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.11 MKD 59.4
$3.22 MX$57.6
-65.53%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.53 MKD 27.97
$2.48 MX$44.42
-78.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.70 MKD 357
$3.11 MX$55.7
115.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.43 MKD 76.3
$1.26 MX$22.48
13.49%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.3K MKD 1.7M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
5.47%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K MKD 1.8M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
40.98%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kumanovo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$121 MKD 6,450
$82.5 MX$1,476
46.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.15 MKD 913
$22.29 MX$399
-23.06%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.62 MKD 832
$30.02 MX$537
-47.97%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kumanovo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$18.95 MKD 1,009
$51.4 MX$921
-63.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$327
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.62 MKD 246
$4.98 MX$89.2
-7.23%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kumanovo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$218 MKD 11.6K
$200 MX$3,580
9.18%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,204 MKD 64.1K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-77.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kumanovo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$37.84 MKD 2,016
$35.71 MX$639
5.96%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.39 MKD 2,524
$39.56 MX$708
19.79%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.4 MKD 4,071
$80.6 MX$1,442
-5.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$46.12 MKD 2,456
$88.3 MX$1,581
-47.78%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kumanovo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$261 MKD 13.9K
$969 MX$17.4K
-73.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$208 MKD 11.1K
$482 MX$8,632
-56.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$573 MKD 30.5K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-64.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$311 MKD 16.6K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-73.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,666 MKD 88.7K
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-58.87%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,475 MKD 78.5K
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-77.39%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kumanovo
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$574 MKD 30.6K
$756 MX$13.5K
-24.14%
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 Kumanovo: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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