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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nis is 28.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nis is 5.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 34.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.21 RSD 732

$11.99 MX$227

-39.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.72 RSD 3,016

$42.47 MX$803

-30.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.85 RSD 999

$10.47 MX$198

-5.92%

Cappuccino

$2.01 RSD 204

$3.6 MX$68.2

-44.17%

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

$1.83 RSD 186

$1.44 MX$27.16

27.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.24 RSD 126

$0.89 MX$16.79

39.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.5 RSD 254

$3.09 MX$58.5

-19.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 RSD 309

$4.58 MX$86.6

-33.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 RSD 130

$1.38 MX$26.04

-7.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 RSD 75.6

$1.85 MX$34.9

-60.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 RSD 182

$1.57 MX$29.68

14.01%

Eggs

$2.51 RSD 255

$2.55 MX$48.3

-1.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.87 RSD 799

$8.61 MX$163

-8.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.74 RSD 684

$8.54 MX$161

-21.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.5 RSD 1,167

$10.98 MX$208

4.74%

Apples (1kg)

$1.19 RSD 121

$2.72 MX$51.4

-56.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.76 RSD 179

$1.51 MX$28.57

16.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 RSD 146

$1.88 MX$35.63

-23.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.79 RSD 181

$2.19 MX$41.42

-18.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.07 RSD 108

$1.87 MX$35.3

-42.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.12 RSD 114

$2.19 MX$41.37

-48.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.58 RSD 59

$1.07 MX$20.23

-45.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 RSD 61.8

$1.09 MX$20.64

-44.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.07 RSD 413

$3.96 MX$74.9

2.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.01 RSD 712

$8.86 MX$167

-20.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 RSD 75.8

$1.72 MX$32.53

-56.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 RSD 208

$2.61 MX$49.37

-21.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 RSD 81.7

$0.52 MX$9.74

55.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.02 RSD 2,640

$26.59 MX$503

-2.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 RSD 153

$3.24 MX$61.2

-53.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.46 RSD 46.56

$2.38 MX$44.94

-80.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.92 RSD 702

$3.11 MX$58.7

122.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.77 RSD 180

$1.31 MX$24.85

35.11%

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

$30.6K RSD 3.1M

$30.3K MX$573K

1.06%

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

$26.5K RSD 2.7M

$24K MX$453.6K

10.64%

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

$140 RSD 14.2K

$84.2 MX$1,592

66.12%

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

$17 RSD 1,725

$22.14 MX$419

-23.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.46 RSD 2,280

$30.14 MX$570

-25.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.21 RSD 2,965

$52 MX$983

-43.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.17 RSD 1,945

$18.72 MX$354

2.40%

Cinema Ticket

$4.85 RSD 492

$5.07 MX$95.9

-4.34%

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

$233 RSD 23.7K

$200 MX$3,787

16.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,094 RSD 516.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-4.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$90.3 RSD 9,160

$35.74 MX$676

152.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$46.02 RSD 4,671

$39.8 MX$753

15.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.4 RSD 9,581

$79 MX$1,493

19.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$101 RSD 10.3K

$88.4 MX$1,671

14.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$405 RSD 41.1K

$965 MX$18.3K

-58.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$286 RSD 29K

$474 MX$8,968

-39.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$558 RSD 56.6K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-66.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$399 RSD 40.5K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-66.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,610 RSD 264.9K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-15.29%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,836 RSD 186.3K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-75.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$805 RSD 81.7K

$792 MX$15K

1.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.45

11.42

-34.76%

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

Last update for Nis: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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