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

🙂 Solo nomad: Soroca is 44.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 46.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Soroca is 24.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.72 MDL 149

$11.88 MX$210

-26.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.01 MDL 634

$41.90 MX$740

-11.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.74 MDL 132

$10.55 MX$186

-26.64%

Cappuccino

$1.87 MDL 32.09

$3.60 MX$63.5

-48.06%

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

$0.92 MDL 15.78

$1.50 MX$26.45

-38.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.66 MDL 11.27

$0.91 MX$16.09

-27.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.72 MDL 29.40

$3.08 MX$54.4

-44.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 MDL 39.18

$4.47 MX$78.8

-48.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 MDL 21.76

$1.39 MX$24.54

-8.63%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 MDL 9.68

$1.90 MX$33.47

-70.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.45 MDL 24.88

$1.60 MX$28.27

-9.38%

Eggs

$2.58 MDL 44.21

$2.60 MX$45.97

-0.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.55 MDL 181

$8.36 MX$148

26.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.43 MDL 92.9

$8.64 MX$152

-37.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.10 MDL 156

$10.91 MX$192

-16.59%

Apples (1kg)

$0.91 MDL 15.60

$2.61 MX$45.98

-65.13%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 30.31

$1.44 MX$25.46

22.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 30.34

$1.96 MX$34.55

-9.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.11 MDL 36.04

$2.12 MX$37.34

-0.47%

Potato (1kg)

$0.77 MDL 13.11

$1.86 MX$32.87

-58.60%

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 MDL 9.52

$2.22 MX$39.20

-74.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 MDL 22.53

$1.02 MX$17.99

29.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 MDL 15.41

$1.04 MX$18.36

-13.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.30 MDL 56.4

$4.05 MX$71.5

-18.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 MDL 20.95

$1.69 MX$29.79

-27.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 MDL 33.15

$2.62 MX$46.25

-25.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 MDL 4.78

$0.51 MX$9.09

-45.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.01 MDL 34.48

$3.15 MX$55.7

-36.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 MDL 4.66

$2.46 MX$43.49

-89.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.18 MDL 88.7

$3.26 MX$57.5

58.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 MDL 24.67

$1.32 MX$23.36

9.09%

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

$31.6K MDL 540.3K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

4.90%

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

$31.5K MDL 539.1K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

32.54%

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

$174 MDL 2,976

$83.5 MX$1,474

108.10%

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

$7.43 MDL 127

$22.86 MX$404

-67.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.81 MDL 185

$30.04 MX$530

-64.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$7.81 MDL 134

$5.12 MX$90.4

52.54%

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

$396 MDL 6,775

$201 MX$3,541

97.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,650 MDL 131.0K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

43.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.2 MDL 1,133

$35.73 MX$631

85.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.1 MDL 926

$40.27 MX$711

34.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 MDL 1,952

$79.2 MX$1,398

43.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 MDL 2,095

$89.3 MX$1,576

37.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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