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

🙂 Solo nomad: Orhei is 10% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Orhei is 32.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.94 MDL 150

$11.58 MX$212

-22.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.88 MDL 619

$42 MX$769

-12.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.38 MDL 124

$10.5 MX$192

-29.71%

Cappuccino

$1.86 MDL 31.25

$3.43 MX$62.8

-45.77%

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

$0.98 MDL 16.38

$1.49 MX$27.34

-34.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.7 MDL 11.73

$0.94 MX$17.27

-25.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 MDL 29.09

$3.08 MX$56.3

-43.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.4 MDL 40.27

$4.37 MX$79.9

-45.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 MDL 21.38

$1.39 MX$25.44

-8.63%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 MDL 8.78

$1.85 MX$33.81

-71.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.5 MDL 25.12

$1.58 MX$28.88

-5.06%

Eggs

$2.59 MDL 43.38

$2.51 MX$46

3.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.18 MDL 171

$8.26 MX$151

23.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.42 MDL 90.9

$8.7 MX$159

-37.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.64 MDL 145

$10.73 MX$196

-19.48%

Apples (1kg)

$0.9 MDL 15.08

$2.61 MX$47.74

-65.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.84 MDL 30.93

$1.49 MX$27.28

23.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 29.69

$1.95 MX$35.72

-9.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MDL 36.41

$2.09 MX$38.26

3.83%

Potato (1kg)

$0.77 MDL 13

$1.81 MX$33.05

-57.46%

Onion (1kg)

$0.6 MDL 9.99

$2.16 MX$39.62

-72.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 MDL 22.67

$1.03 MX$18.85

31.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 MDL 14.19

$1.08 MX$19.7

-21.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.31 MDL 55.6

$4.14 MX$75.9

-20.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.42 MDL 91

$8.88 MX$163

-38.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 MDL 20.42

$1.67 MX$30.64

-26.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 MDL 33.03

$2.53 MX$46.31

-22.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 MDL 2.81

$0.51 MX$9.27

-66.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 MDL 34.01

$3.26 MX$59.7

-37.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 MDL 4.58

$2.51 MX$45.94

-89.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.35 MDL 89.9

$3.12 MX$57.2

71.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.43 MDL 24.06

$1.31 MX$23.96

9.16%

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

$31.9K MDL 536K

$30.9K MX$565K

3.50%

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

$31.4K MDL 526.2K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

31.38%

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

$175 MDL 2,928

$83 MX$1,520

110.21%

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

$7.58 MDL 127

$22.59 MX$414

-66.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.85 MDL 182

$29.51 MX$540

-63.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 MX$944

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$7.39 MDL 124

$4.9 MX$89.7

50.82%

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

$398 MDL 6,672

$200 MX$3,668

98.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,595 MDL 127.4K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

46.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.8 MDL 1,122

$36.41 MX$667

83.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 MDL 888

$39.91 MX$731

32.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 MDL 1,908

$79.9 MX$1,462

42.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$121 MDL 2,034

$87.7 MX$1,605

38.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$983 MX$18K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$470 MX$8,612

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,610 MX$29.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,189 MX$21.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

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: December 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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