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

🙂 Solo nomad: Oradea is 18.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Oradea is 13.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Oradea
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.97 RON 39.47
$11.85 MX$212
-24.30%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$52.8 RON 232
$42.16 MX$755
25.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.14 RON 35.83
$10.75 MX$192
-24.28%
Cappuccino
$2.96 RON 13.03
$3.47 MX$62.2
-14.70%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.93 RON 8.47
$1.45 MX$26.01
33.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 RON 7.42
$0.90 MX$16.16
87.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.32 RON 10.19
$3.05 MX$54.7
-23.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.74 RON 12.07
$4.42 MX$79.1
-38.01%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Oradea
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.55 RON 6.82
$1.37 MX$24.51
13.14%
White Bread (500g)
$1.14 RON 5.01
$1.87 MX$33.51
-39.04%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.45 RON 6.39
$1.54 MX$27.63
-5.84%
Eggs
$3.11 RON 13.70
$2.50 MX$44.81
24.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.31 RON 40.97
$8.61 MX$154
8.13%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.21 RON 31.72
$8.63 MX$155
-16.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.51 RON 46.26
$11.02 MX$197
-4.63%
Apples (1kg)
$1.15 RON 5.04
$2.75 MX$49.22
-58.18%
Banana (1kg)
$1.60 RON 7.02
$1.43 MX$25.56
11.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.57 RON 6.93
$1.87 MX$33.52
-16.04%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.67 RON 7.36
$2.17 MX$38.80
-23.04%
Potato (1kg)
$0.81 RON 3.55
$1.88 MX$33.70
-56.91%
Onion (1kg)
$0.92 RON 4.03
$2.25 MX$40.21
-59.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 RON 4.37
$1.07 MX$19.11
-7.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.80 RON 3.53
$1.07 MX$19.22
-25.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.13 RON 26.98
$4.15 MX$74.4
47.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.81 RON 25.57
$10.34 MX$185
-43.81%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.05 RON 4.64
$1.68 MX$30.06
-37.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.83 RON 8.04
$2.48 MX$44.46
-26.21%
🚌 Getting Around
Oradea
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.66 RON 2.90
$0.55 MX$9.93
20.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.33 RON 80.6
$26.53 MX$475
-30.91%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.85 RON 3.74
$3.22 MX$57.6
-73.60%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.80 RON 3.51
$2.48 MX$44.42
-67.74%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.83 RON 34.44
$3.11 MX$55.7
151.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.57 RON 6.91
$1.26 MX$22.48
24.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.8K RON 122.5K
$30.7K MX$548.8K
-9.22%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.7K RON 117.5K
$24.0K MX$430.3K
11.12%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Oradea
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$156 RON 687
$82.5 MX$1,476
89.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.51 RON 33.06
$22.29 MX$399
-66.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.57 RON 37.71
$30.02 MX$537
-71.45%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Oradea
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$48.12 RON 212
$51.4 MX$921
-6.45%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.27 RON 62.8
$18.29 MX$327
-21.98%
Cinema Ticket
$6.82 RON 30.01
$4.98 MX$89.2
36.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Oradea
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$432 RON 1,900
$200 MX$3,580
115.88%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,852 RON 34.5K
$5,304 MX$94.9K
48.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Oradea
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$68.5 RON 301
$35.71 MX$639
91.77%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.82 RON 180
$39.56 MX$708
3.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$77.5 RON 341
$80.6 MX$1,442
-3.74%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$69.9 RON 308
$88.3 MX$1,581
-20.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Oradea
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$408 RON 1,796
$969 MX$17.4K
-57.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$313 RON 1,375
$482 MX$8,632
-35.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$596 RON 2,621
$1,595 MX$28.6K
-62.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$433 RON 1,907
$1,184 MX$21.2K
-63.39%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,070 RON 9,107
$4,050 MX$72.5K
-48.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,005 RON 8,820
$6,522 MX$116.7K
-69.26%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Oradea
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$980 RON 4,310
$756 MX$13.5K
29.51%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.88
11.42
-39.75%

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

Last update for Oradea: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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