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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nis is 26.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nis is 3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.44 RSD 751

$11.88 MX$210

-37.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.10 RSD 3,040

$41.90 MX$740

-28.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.82 RSD 992

$10.55 MX$186

-6.92%

Cappuccino

$1.93 RSD 195

$3.60 MX$63.5

-46.39%

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

$1.79 RSD 181

$1.50 MX$26.45

19.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.28 RSD 129

$0.91 MX$16.09

40.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.45 RSD 247

$3.08 MX$54.4

-20.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 RSD 304

$4.47 MX$78.8

-32.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 RSD 129

$1.39 MX$24.54

-7.91%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 RSD 71.5

$1.90 MX$33.47

-62.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.87 RSD 189

$1.60 MX$28.27

16.88%

Eggs

$2.42 RSD 245

$2.60 MX$45.97

-6.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.06 RSD 814

$8.36 MX$148

-3.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.91 RSD 697

$8.64 MX$152

-20.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.88 RSD 1,199

$10.91 MX$192

8.89%

Apples (1kg)

$1.13 RSD 114

$2.61 MX$45.98

-56.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 RSD 181

$1.44 MX$25.46

24.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.47 RSD 148

$1.96 MX$34.55

-25.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.79 RSD 181

$2.12 MX$37.34

-15.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 RSD 104

$1.86 MX$32.87

-44.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.12 RSD 113

$2.22 MX$39.20

-49.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.55 RSD 55.7

$1.02 MX$17.99

-46.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 RSD 58.3

$1.04 MX$18.36

-44.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.18 RSD 422

$4.05 MX$71.5

3.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.45 RSD 753

$10.18 MX$180

-26.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 RSD 75.9

$1.69 MX$29.79

-55.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 RSD 207

$2.62 MX$46.25

-21.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 RSD 81.8

$0.51 MX$9.09

58.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.58 RSD 2,583

$26.52 MX$468

-3.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.46 RSD 147

$3.15 MX$55.7

-53.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.43 RSD 43.38

$2.46 MX$43.49

-82.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.03 RSD 710

$3.26 MX$57.5

115.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.77 RSD 178

$1.32 MX$23.36

34.09%

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

$30.4K RSD 3.1M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

0.91%

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

$27.5K RSD 2.8M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

15.88%

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

$142 RSD 14.4K

$83.5 MX$1,474

70.50%

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

$17.09 RSD 1,726

$22.86 MX$404

-25.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.54 RSD 2,276

$30.04 MX$530

-24.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.20 RSD 2,949

$51.9 MX$916

-43.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.94 RSD 1,913

$18.30 MX$323

3.50%

Cinema Ticket

$5.06 RSD 511

$5.12 MX$90.4

-1.17%

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

$240 RSD 24.3K

$201 MX$3,541

19.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,164 RSD 521.4K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-2.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$91.3 RSD 9,223

$35.73 MX$631

155.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.11 RSD 4,757

$40.27 MX$711

16.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$93.1 RSD 9,401

$79.2 MX$1,398

17.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$103 RSD 10.4K

$89.3 MX$1,576

15.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$409 RSD 41.3K

$947 MX$16.7K

-56.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$291 RSD 29.4K

$483 MX$8,525

-39.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$568 RSD 57.3K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-64.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$405 RSD 40.8K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-66.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,565 RSD 259.0K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-35.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,874 RSD 189.3K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-70.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$838 RSD 84.6K

$730 MX$12.9K

14.82%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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