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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sabac is 25.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sabac is 21.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.64 RSD 874

$11.85 MX$212

-27.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.83 RSD 2,713

$42.16 MX$755

-36.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.99 RSD 1,010

$10.75 MX$192

-7.07%

Cappuccino

$1.51 RSD 153

$3.47 MX$62.2

-56.48%

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

$1.74 RSD 176

$1.45 MX$26.01

20.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.16 RSD 117

$0.90 MX$16.16

28.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.43 RSD 246

$3.05 MX$54.7

-20.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 RSD 204

$4.42 MX$79.1

-54.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 RSD 138

$1.37 MX$24.51

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 RSD 66.4

$1.87 MX$33.51

-64.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.91 RSD 194

$1.54 MX$27.63

24.03%

Eggs

$2.20 RSD 223

$2.50 MX$44.81

-12.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.35 RSD 743

$8.61 MX$154

-14.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.88 RSD 695

$8.63 MX$155

-20.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.03 RSD 1,116

$11.02 MX$197

0.09%

Apples (1kg)

$1.34 RSD 136

$2.75 MX$49.22

-51.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.84 RSD 186

$1.43 MX$25.56

28.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.72 RSD 174

$1.87 MX$33.52

-8.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.31 RSD 234

$2.17 MX$38.80

6.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 RSD 116

$1.88 MX$33.70

-39.36%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 RSD 121

$2.25 MX$40.21

-46.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 RSD 107

$1.07 MX$19.11

-0.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 RSD 48.99

$1.07 MX$19.22

-55.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.06 RSD 411

$4.15 MX$74.4

-2.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.08 RSD 716

$10.34 MX$185

-31.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 RSD 66.4

$1.68 MX$30.06

-60.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.10 RSD 212

$2.48 MX$44.46

-15.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.91 RSD 91.7

$0.55 MX$9.93

65.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 RSD 106

$3.22 MX$57.6

-67.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 RSD 42.48

$2.48 MX$44.42

-83.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.00 RSD 506

$3.11 MX$55.7

60.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.74 RSD 176

$1.26 MX$22.48

38.10%

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

$31.0K RSD 3.1M

$30.7K MX$548.8K

1.03%

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

$26.3K RSD 2.7M

$24.0K MX$430.3K

9.30%

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

$161 RSD 16.3K

$82.5 MX$1,476

95.07%

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

$19.41 RSD 1,962

$22.29 MX$399

-12.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.40 RSD 2,467

$30.02 MX$537

-18.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.65 RSD 2,391

$51.4 MX$921

-54.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.67 RSD 1,180

$18.29 MX$327

-36.19%

Cinema Ticket

$6.67 RSD 674

$4.98 MX$89.2

33.94%

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

$180 RSD 18.2K

$200 MX$3,580

-10.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,888 RSD 393.1K

$5,304 MX$94.9K

-26.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$62.9 RSD 6,362

$35.71 MX$639

76.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.5 RSD 5,507

$39.56 MX$708

37.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$119 RSD 12.1K

$80.6 MX$1,442

48.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 RSD 12.1K

$88.3 MX$1,581

35.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$236 RSD 23.8K

$969 MX$17.4K

-75.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 RSD 17.7K

$482 MX$8,632

-63.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$346 RSD 35.0K

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-78.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$262 RSD 26.5K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-77.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,928 RSD 195.0K

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-52.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,559 RSD 157.6K

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-76.10%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,002 RSD 101.4K

$756 MX$13.5K

32.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-29.95%

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

Last update for Sabac: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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