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

🙂 Solo nomad: Leova is 37.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 7.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Leova is 7.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Leova
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.77 MDL 182
$11.99 MX$227
-10.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$35.39 MDL 599
$42.47 MX$803
-16.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.52 MDL 161
$10.47 MX$198
-9.07%
Cappuccino
$0.9 MDL 15.17
$3.6 MX$68.2
-75.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MDL 9.42
$1.44 MX$27.16
-61.11%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 MDL 7.28
$0.89 MX$16.79
-51.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.61 MDL 44.21
$3.09 MX$58.5
-15.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 MDL 47.25
$4.58 MX$86.6
-39.08%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Leova
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.8 MDL 30.51
$1.38 MX$26.04
30.43%
White Bread (500g)
$0.55 MDL 9.36
$1.85 MX$34.9
-70.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.42 MDL 23.96
$1.57 MX$29.68
-9.55%
Eggs
$1.36 MDL 23.06
$2.55 MX$48.3
-46.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.53 MDL 246
$8.61 MX$163
68.76%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.29 MDL 38.78
$8.54 MX$161
-73.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.3 MDL 72.8
$10.98 MX$208
-60.84%
Apples (1kg)
$1.39 MDL 23.56
$2.72 MX$51.4
-48.90%
Banana (1kg)
$0.92 MDL 15.52
$1.51 MX$28.57
-39.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.03 MDL 17.43
$1.88 MX$35.63
-45.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.14 MDL 19.25
$2.19 MX$41.42
-47.95%
Potato (1kg)
$1.6 MDL 27.03
$1.87 MX$35.3
-14.44%
Onion (1kg)
$0.55 MDL 9.38
$2.19 MX$41.37
-74.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.49 MDL 8.34
$1.07 MX$20.23
-54.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.08 MDL 18.21
$1.09 MX$20.64
-0.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.74 MDL 80.2
$3.96 MX$74.9
19.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$15.52 MDL 263
$8.86 MX$167
75.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.2 MDL 20.33
$1.72 MX$32.53
-30.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.67 MDL 45.29
$2.61 MX$49.37
2.30%
🚌 Getting Around
Leova
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.43 MDL 7.22
$0.52 MX$9.74
-17.31%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.99 MDL 491
$26.59 MX$503
9.03%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.85 MDL 48.18
$3.24 MX$61.2
-12.04%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.53 MDL 8.91
$2.38 MX$44.94
-77.73%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.42 MDL 58
$3.11 MX$58.7
9.97%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.5 MDL 25.34
$1.31 MX$24.85
14.50%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K MDL 584.7K
$30.3K MX$573K
13.94%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.5K MDL 618.5K
$24K MX$453.6K
52.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Leova
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$196 MDL 3,312
$84.2 MX$1,592
132.23%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.92 MDL 100
$22.14 MX$419
-73.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$21.87 MDL 370
$30.14 MX$570
-27.44%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Leova
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$34.74 MDL 588
$52 MX$983
-33.17%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.73 MDL 199
$18.72 MX$354
-37.34%
Cinema Ticket
$4.57 MDL 77.4
$5.07 MX$95.9
-9.86%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Leova
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$200 MX$3,787
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Leova
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88.7 MDL 1,501
$35.74 MX$676
148.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$58.8 MDL 996
$39.8 MX$753
47.76%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$101 MDL 1,706
$79 MX$1,493
27.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$116 MDL 1,962
$88.4 MX$1,671
31.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Leova
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$869 MDL 14.7K
$965 MX$18.3K
-9.98%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$361 MDL 6,115
$474 MX$8,968
-23.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,578 MDL 26.7K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-4.51%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,150 MDL 19.5K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-4.34%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,606 MDL 44.1K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-15.43%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,006 MDL 34K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-73.35%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Leova
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$667 MDL 11.3K
$792 MX$15K
-15.79%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.19
11.42
-37.04%

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

Last update for Leova: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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