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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 3.2% cheaper than Belgrade without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 1.3% cheaper than Belgrade without rent, and 1.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Belgrade
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$210
$12.26 RSD 1,240
-3.34%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$746
$49.09 RSD 4,965
-14.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$190
$12.05 RSD 1,219
-10.79%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$61.5
$2.77 RSD 280
25.27%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.72
$2.69 RSD 272
-46.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.98
$2.13 RSD 215
-57.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.1
$3.56 RSD 360
-14.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$78.2
$3.99 RSD 404
10.78%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Belgrade
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.24
$1.50 RSD 151
-8.67%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.14
$0.92 RSD 93.1
103.26%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.32
$3.04 RSD 307
-49.34%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.31
$2.96 RSD 299
-15.54%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$152
$11.67 RSD 1,180
-26.22%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$153
$7.87 RSD 796
9.66%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$195
$13.26 RSD 1,341
-16.89%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$48.67
$1.41 RSD 143
95.04%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.28
$1.90 RSD 192
-24.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.15
$2.03 RSD 205
-7.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.37
$2.72 RSD 275
-20.22%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.33
$1.07 RSD 109
75.70%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.76
$0.78 RSD 79.4
188.46%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.90
$0.88 RSD 89.4
21.59%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.00
$0.78 RSD 79.3
37.18%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$73.5
$4.57 RSD 462
-9.19%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$183
$7.80 RSD 789
32.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$29.72
$0.83 RSD 83.5
102.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$43.97
$1.58 RSD 160
56.96%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Belgrade
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.82
$0.94 RSD 95.0
-41.49%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$470
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$56.9
$3.21 RSD 325
0.31%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$43.93
$0.89 RSD 90.1
178.65%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.0
$17.90 RSD 1,810
-82.63%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.22
$1.83 RSD 185
-31.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$542.7K
$30.1K RSD 3.0M
1.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$425.5K
$27.0K RSD 2.7M
-11.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Belgrade
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,460
$203 RSD 20.5K
-59.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$394
$22.78 RSD 2,304
-2.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$531
$33.31 RSD 3,369
-9.88%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Belgrade
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$911
$38.60 RSD 3,903
33.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$324
$21.35 RSD 2,159
-14.33%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$88.2
$7.87 RSD 796
-36.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Belgrade
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,540
$456 RSD 46.1K
-56.09%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$93.9K
$9,317 RSD 942.2K
-43.07%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Belgrade
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$632
$103 RSD 10.4K
-65.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$700
$42.05 RSD 4,252
-5.92%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,426
$109 RSD 11.1K
-26.29%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,563
$121 RSD 12.3K
-27.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Belgrade
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.2K
$880 RSD 89.0K
10.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,535
$570 RSD 57.6K
-15.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.2K
$1,609 RSD 162.7K
-0.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.0K
$1,002 RSD 101.3K
18.17%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$71.7K
$5,062 RSD 511.9K
-19.99%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$115.4K
$3,080 RSD 311.5K
111.75%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Belgrade
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.4K
$1,215 RSD 122.9K
-37.75%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
5.59
104.29%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

Last update for Belgrade: March 1, 2026

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