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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ohrid is 16% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ohrid is 16.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ohrid
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.67 MKD 408
$11.85 MX$212
-35.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.96 MKD 1,808
$42.16 MX$755
-19.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.55 MKD 349
$10.75 MX$192
-39.07%
Cappuccino
$2.20 MKD 117
$3.47 MX$62.2
-36.60%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.01 MKD 107
$1.45 MX$26.01
38.62%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.23 MKD 65.3
$0.90 MX$16.16
36.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.59 MKD 138
$3.05 MX$54.7
-15.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.41 MKD 182
$4.42 MX$79.1
-22.85%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ohrid
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.25 MKD 66.4
$1.37 MX$24.51
-8.76%
White Bread (500g)
$0.81 MKD 43.21
$1.87 MX$33.51
-56.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.68 MKD 89.3
$1.54 MX$27.63
9.09%
Eggs
$2.16 MKD 115
$2.50 MX$44.81
-13.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.29 MKD 442
$8.61 MX$154
-3.72%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.90 MKD 421
$8.63 MX$155
-8.46%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.75 MKD 732
$11.02 MX$197
24.77%
Apples (1kg)
$1.02 MKD 54.5
$2.75 MX$49.22
-62.91%
Banana (1kg)
$1.41 MKD 74.9
$1.43 MX$25.56
-1.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.37 MKD 73.1
$1.87 MX$33.52
-26.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.12 MKD 113
$2.17 MX$38.80
-2.30%
Potato (1kg)
$0.88 MKD 46.94
$1.88 MX$33.70
-53.19%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MKD 53.0
$2.25 MX$40.21
-56.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.71 MKD 37.89
$1.07 MX$19.11
-33.64%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.60 MKD 31.85
$1.07 MX$19.22
-43.93%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.27 MKD 174
$4.15 MX$74.4
-21.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.65 MKD 301
$10.34 MX$185
-45.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.06 MKD 56.2
$1.68 MX$30.06
-36.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.32 MKD 70.3
$2.48 MX$44.46
-46.77%
🚌 Getting Around
Ohrid
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.14 MKD 61.0
$0.55 MX$9.93
107.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$21.31 MKD 1,135
$26.53 MX$475
-19.68%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.91 MKD 48.29
$3.22 MX$57.6
-71.74%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.50 MKD 26.52
$2.48 MX$44.42
-79.84%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.47 MKD 398
$3.11 MX$55.7
140.19%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.52 MKD 81.0
$1.26 MX$22.48
20.63%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.0K MKD 1.8M
$30.7K MX$548.8K
11.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.3K MKD 1.6M
$24.0K MX$430.3K
21.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ohrid
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$161 MKD 8,554
$82.5 MX$1,476
94.73%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.43 MKD 981
$22.29 MX$399
-17.32%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.65 MKD 1,047
$30.02 MX$537
-34.54%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ohrid
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$34.54 MKD 1,840
$51.4 MX$921
-32.85%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.66 MKD 994
$18.29 MX$327
2.02%
Cinema Ticket
$6.63 MKD 353
$4.98 MX$89.2
33.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ohrid
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$278 MKD 14.8K
$200 MX$3,580
39.19%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,441 MKD 183.3K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
-35.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ohrid
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$75.7 MKD 4,031
$35.71 MX$639
111.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.31 MKD 2,147
$39.56 MX$708
1.90%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$99.1 MKD 5,278
$80.6 MX$1,442
23.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$111 MKD 5,886
$88.3 MX$1,581
25.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ohrid
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$229 MKD 12.2K
$969 MX$17.4K
-76.39%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$171 MKD 9,101
$482 MX$8,632
-64.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$562 MKD 29.9K
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-64.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$476 MKD 25.4K
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-59.78%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,117 MKD 112.7K
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-47.74%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,376 MKD 73.3K
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-78.90%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ohrid
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$640 MKD 34.1K
$756 MX$13.5K
-15.37%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.54
11.42
-60.25%

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

Last update for Ohrid: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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