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

🙂 Solo nomad: Orhei is 41.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Orhei is 4.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.82 MDL 151

$11.88 MX$210

-25.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.01 MDL 634

$41.90 MX$740

-11.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.46 MDL 128

$10.55 MX$186

-29.29%

Cappuccino

$1.80 MDL 30.89

$3.60 MX$63.5

-50.00%

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

$0.92 MDL 15.77

$1.50 MX$26.45

-38.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 MDL 11.93

$0.91 MX$16.09

-23.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.72 MDL 29.40

$3.08 MX$54.4

-44.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.40 MDL 41.12

$4.47 MX$78.8

-46.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.29 MDL 22.09

$1.39 MX$24.54

-7.19%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 MDL 9.64

$1.90 MX$33.47

-70.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.45 MDL 24.89

$1.60 MX$28.27

-9.38%

Eggs

$2.59 MDL 44.40

$2.60 MX$45.97

-0.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.21 MDL 175

$8.36 MX$148

22.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.58 MDL 95.5

$8.64 MX$152

-35.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.96 MDL 153

$10.91 MX$192

-17.87%

Apples (1kg)

$0.91 MDL 15.64

$2.61 MX$45.98

-65.13%

Banana (1kg)

$1.74 MDL 29.81

$1.44 MX$25.46

20.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.73 MDL 29.58

$1.96 MX$34.55

-11.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MDL 37.15

$2.12 MX$37.34

2.36%

Potato (1kg)

$0.78 MDL 13.34

$1.86 MX$32.87

-58.06%

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 MDL 9.52

$2.22 MX$39.20

-74.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 MDL 22.42

$1.02 MX$17.99

28.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 MDL 14.30

$1.04 MX$18.36

-19.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.18 MDL 54.5

$4.05 MX$71.5

-21.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 MDL 20.79

$1.69 MX$29.79

-28.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 MDL 33.60

$2.62 MX$46.25

-25.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 MDL 3.43

$0.51 MX$9.09

-60.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.01 MDL 34.39

$3.15 MX$55.7

-36.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.27

$2.46 MX$43.49

-89.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.18 MDL 88.7

$3.26 MX$57.5

58.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.43 MDL 24.54

$1.32 MX$23.36

8.33%

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

$32.8K MDL 561.3K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

8.98%

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

$30.5K MDL 522.2K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

28.39%

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

$173 MDL 2,955

$83.5 MX$1,474

106.64%

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

$7.71 MDL 132

$22.86 MX$404

-66.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.69 MDL 183

$30.04 MX$530

-64.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$7.62 MDL 130

$5.12 MX$90.4

48.83%

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

$391 MDL 6,699

$201 MX$3,541

95.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,690 MDL 131.6K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

44.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$67.2 MDL 1,150

$35.73 MX$631

87.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.2 MDL 928

$40.27 MX$711

34.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$111 MDL 1,907

$79.2 MX$1,398

40.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 MDL 2,092

$89.3 MX$1,576

36.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

11.42

-19.09%

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

Last update for Orhei: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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