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

🙂 Solo nomad: Pogradec is 15.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pogradec is 21% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 33.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pogradec
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.43 ALL 699
$11.85 MX$211
-28.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.37 ALL 3,014
$42.16 MX$750
-13.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.91 ALL 573
$10.75 MX$191
-35.72%
Cappuccino
$0.95 ALL 78.9
$3.47 MX$61.8
-72.62%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 ALL 130
$1.45 MX$25.85
8.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 ALL 57.8
$0.90 MX$16.06
-22.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.38 ALL 115
$3.05 MX$54.3
-54.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.57 ALL 213
$4.42 MX$78.6
-41.86%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pogradec
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 ALL 163
$1.37 MX$24.36
43.80%
White Bread (500g)
$0.84 ALL 69.7
$1.87 MX$33.31
-55.08%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.02 ALL 167
$1.54 MX$27.46
31.17%
Eggs
$2.08 ALL 173
$2.50 MX$44.53
-16.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.46 ALL 618
$8.61 MX$153
-13.36%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.16 ALL 345
$8.63 MX$154
-51.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.27 ALL 1,100
$11.02 MX$196
20.42%
Apples (1kg)
$1.19 ALL 98.8
$2.75 MX$48.91
-56.73%
Banana (1kg)
$2.35 ALL 194
$1.43 MX$25.41
64.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.39 ALL 116
$1.87 MX$33.32
-25.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.22 ALL 101
$2.17 MX$38.56
-43.78%
Potato (1kg)
$0.97 ALL 80.0
$1.88 MX$33.50
-48.40%
Onion (1kg)
$0.96 ALL 79.7
$2.25 MX$39.96
-57.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 ALL 80.9
$1.07 MX$18.99
-8.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.72 ALL 59.4
$1.07 MX$19.10
-32.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.10 ALL 339
$4.15 MX$73.9
-1.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.96 ALL 825
$10.34 MX$184
-3.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.21 ALL 100
$1.68 MX$29.87
-27.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.77 ALL 146
$2.48 MX$44.19
-28.63%
🚌 Getting Around
Pogradec
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 ALL 37.42
$0.55 MX$9.87
-18.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.86 ALL 1,563
$26.53 MX$472
-28.91%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.56 ALL 295
$3.22 MX$57.2
10.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.61 ALL 133
$2.48 MX$44.15
-35.08%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.86 ALL 1,480
$3.11 MX$55.3
474.28%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.18 ALL 181
$1.26 MX$22.34
73.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.6K ALL 2.9M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
12.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.4K ALL 2.1M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
5.69%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pogradec
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.8 ALL 5,621
$82.5 MX$1,467
-17.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.33 ALL 1,436
$22.29 MX$396
-22.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.83 ALL 1,311
$30.02 MX$534
-47.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pogradec
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$55.5 ALL 4,602
$51.4 MX$915
7.97%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.35 ALL 2,101
$18.29 MX$325
38.60%
Cinema Ticket
$8.07 ALL 669
$4.98 MX$88.7
62.05%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pogradec
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$94.5 ALL 7,834
$200 MX$3,558
-52.73%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$5,304 MX$94.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pogradec
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$46.56 ALL 3,859
$35.71 MX$635
30.38%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.0 ALL 4,390
$39.56 MX$704
33.90%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.9 ALL 7,944
$80.6 MX$1,433
19.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$142 ALL 11.8K
$88.3 MX$1,571
61.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pogradec
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$443 ALL 36.7K
$969 MX$17.2K
-54.32%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$343 ALL 28.4K
$482 MX$8,579
-28.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$621 ALL 51.5K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-61.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$439 ALL 36.4K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-62.94%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,857 ALL 153.9K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-54.14%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,205 ALL 99.8K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-81.53%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pogradec
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$468 ALL 38.8K
$756 MX$13.5K
-38.13%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4
11.42
-64.97%

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

Last update for Pogradec: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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