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

🙂 Solo nomad: Soroca is 17.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Soroca is 22.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9 MDL 151

$11.58 MX$212

-22.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.64 MDL 615

$42 MX$769

-12.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.66 MDL 129

$10.5 MX$192

-27.05%

Cappuccino

$1.85 MDL 31.09

$3.43 MX$62.8

-46.06%

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

$0.93 MDL 15.52

$1.49 MX$27.34

-37.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 MDL 11.57

$0.94 MX$17.27

-26.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.79 MDL 29.98

$3.08 MX$56.3

-41.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 MDL 38.39

$4.37 MX$79.9

-47.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.23 MDL 20.6

$1.39 MX$25.44

-11.51%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 MDL 9.46

$1.85 MX$33.81

-69.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 MDL 25.45

$1.58 MX$28.88

-3.80%

Eggs

$2.6 MDL 43.55

$2.51 MX$46

3.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.22 MDL 171

$8.26 MX$151

23.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.34 MDL 89.7

$8.7 MX$159

-38.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.81 MDL 148

$10.73 MX$196

-17.89%

Apples (1kg)

$0.9 MDL 15.13

$2.61 MX$47.74

-65.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.84 MDL 30.82

$1.49 MX$27.28

23.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 29.64

$1.95 MX$35.72

-9.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.13 MDL 35.81

$2.09 MX$38.26

1.91%

Potato (1kg)

$0.82 MDL 13.8

$1.81 MX$33.05

-54.70%

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 MDL 9.96

$2.16 MX$39.62

-72.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.3 MDL 21.79

$1.03 MX$18.85

26.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 MDL 14.04

$1.08 MX$19.7

-22.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.14 MDL 52.8

$4.14 MX$75.9

-24.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.36 MDL 90

$8.88 MX$163

-39.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 MDL 20.26

$1.67 MX$30.64

-27.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 MDL 31.76

$2.53 MX$46.31

-25.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 MDL 4.65

$0.51 MX$9.27

-45.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2 MDL 33.55

$3.26 MX$59.7

-38.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 MDL 4.56

$2.51 MX$45.94

-89.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.28 MDL 88.7

$3.12 MX$57.2

69.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.43 MDL 23.95

$1.31 MX$23.96

9.16%

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

$32.5K MDL 544.8K

$30.9K MX$565K

5.19%

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

$30.8K MDL 517.2K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

29.13%

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

$174 MDL 2,914

$83 MX$1,520

109.18%

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

$7.61 MDL 128

$22.59 MX$414

-66.31%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.87 MDL 182

$29.51 MX$540

-63.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 MX$944

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$7.82 MDL 131

$4.9 MX$89.7

59.59%

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

$393 MDL 6,590

$200 MX$3,668

96.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,574 MDL 127.1K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

46.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$67.1 MDL 1,126

$36.41 MX$667

84.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.7 MDL 901

$39.91 MX$731

34.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$111 MDL 1,862

$79.9 MX$1,462

38.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$121 MDL 2,035

$87.7 MX$1,605

38.29%

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 Soroca: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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