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

🙂 Solo nomad: Paracin is 23.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 8.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Paracin is 8.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Paracin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.01 RSD 914
$11.99 MX$227
-24.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.71 RSD 3,015
$42.47 MX$803
-30.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.67 RSD 981
$10.47 MX$198
-7.64%
Cappuccino
$1.93 RSD 196
$3.6 MX$68.2
-46.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.93 RSD 195
$1.44 MX$27.16
34.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.32 RSD 134
$0.89 MX$16.79
48.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.42 RSD 246
$3.09 MX$58.5
-21.68%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.89 RSD 294
$4.58 MX$86.6
-36.90%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Paracin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.72 RSD 174
$1.38 MX$26.04
24.64%
White Bread (500g)
$0.86 RSD 87.1
$1.85 MX$34.9
-53.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.97 RSD 200
$1.57 MX$29.68
25.48%
Eggs
$2.68 RSD 272
$2.55 MX$48.3
5.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.36 RSD 950
$8.61 MX$163
8.71%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.13 RSD 723
$8.54 MX$161
-16.51%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.07 RSD 1,022
$10.98 MX$208
-8.29%
Apples (1kg)
$0.94 RSD 95.1
$2.72 MX$51.4
-65.44%
Banana (1kg)
$1.75 RSD 178
$1.51 MX$28.57
15.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.54 RSD 258
$1.88 MX$35.63
35.11%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.15 RSD 218
$2.19 MX$41.42
-1.83%
Potato (1kg)
$1.45 RSD 147
$1.87 MX$35.3
-22.46%
Onion (1kg)
$0.77 RSD 78
$2.19 MX$41.37
-64.84%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.76 RSD 76.8
$1.07 MX$20.23
-28.97%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.72 RSD 73.2
$1.09 MX$20.64
-33.94%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.41 RSD 448
$3.96 MX$74.9
11.36%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.38 RSD 749
$8.86 MX$167
-16.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.92 RSD 93.8
$1.72 MX$32.53
-46.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.16 RSD 117
$2.61 MX$49.37
-55.56%
🚌 Getting Around
Paracin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.96 RSD 97.6
$0.52 MX$9.74
84.62%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$32.25 RSD 3,273
$26.59 MX$503
21.29%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.5 RSD 152
$3.24 MX$61.2
-53.70%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.64 RSD 65.4
$2.38 MX$44.94
-73.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.77 RSD 687
$3.11 MX$58.7
117.68%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.82 RSD 184
$1.31 MX$24.85
38.93%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.9K RSD 3.1M
$30.3K MX$573K
1.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.4K RSD 2.7M
$24K MX$453.6K
10.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Paracin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$176 RSD 17.9K
$84.2 MX$1,592
109.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.37 RSD 2,778
$22.14 MX$419
23.62%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.63 RSD 3,311
$30.14 MX$570
8.26%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Paracin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.8 RSD 3,126
$52 MX$983
-40.75%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.43 RSD 1,667
$18.72 MX$354
-12.23%
Cinema Ticket
$6.08 RSD 617
$5.07 MX$95.9
19.92%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Paracin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$233 RSD 23.7K
$200 MX$3,787
16.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,019 RSD 509.4K
$5,333 MX$100.8K
-5.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Paracin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$90.9 RSD 9,226
$35.74 MX$676
154.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.25 RSD 4,593
$39.8 MX$753
13.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 RSD 11.4K
$79 MX$1,493
42.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 RSD 12K
$88.4 MX$1,671
34.12%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Paracin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$379 RSD 38.5K
$965 MX$18.3K
-60.74%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$298 RSD 30.3K
$474 MX$8,968
-37.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$562 RSD 57K
$1,653 MX$31.2K
-66.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$416 RSD 42.2K
$1,202 MX$22.7K
-65.42%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,679 RSD 271.9K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-13.05%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,792 RSD 181.9K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-76.20%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Paracin
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$678 RSD 68.8K
$792 MX$15K
-14.37%
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 Paracin: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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