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

🙂 Solo nomad: Soroca is 32.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Soroca is 33.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.98 MDL 154

$11.85 MX$205

-24.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.18 MDL 638

$42.16 MX$730

-11.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.76 MDL 133

$10.75 MX$186

-27.81%

Cappuccino

$1.86 MDL 31.83

$3.47 MX$60.2

-46.40%

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

$0.92 MDL 15.80

$1.45 MX$25.17

-36.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 MDL 11.71

$0.90 MX$15.64

-24.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.70 MDL 29.20

$3.05 MX$52.9

-44.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 MDL 39.21

$4.42 MX$76.5

-48.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 MDL 21.80

$1.37 MX$23.72

-7.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 MDL 8.93

$1.87 MX$32.43

-72.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 MDL 26.12

$1.54 MX$26.74

-1.30%

Eggs

$2.49 MDL 42.67

$2.50 MX$43.36

-0.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.18 MDL 175

$8.61 MX$149

18.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.32 MDL 91.3

$8.63 MX$150

-38.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.08 MDL 156

$11.02 MX$191

-17.60%

Apples (1kg)

$0.91 MDL 15.60

$2.75 MX$47.62

-66.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 MDL 31.18

$1.43 MX$24.73

27.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.76 MDL 30.15

$1.87 MX$32.44

-5.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.07 MDL 35.51

$2.17 MX$37.54

-4.61%

Potato (1kg)

$0.82 MDL 14.05

$1.88 MX$32.61

-56.38%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 MDL 9.37

$2.25 MX$38.91

-75.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 MDL 23.29

$1.07 MX$18.49

27.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 MDL 15.26

$1.07 MX$18.59

-16.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.29 MDL 56.5

$4.15 MX$72.0

-20.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$179

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 MDL 20.68

$1.68 MX$29.08

-27.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 MDL 33.05

$2.48 MX$43.02

-22.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 MDL 4.78

$0.55 MX$9.61

-49.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$459

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.01 MDL 34.47

$3.22 MX$55.7

-37.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.26

$2.48 MX$42.98

-89.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.22 MDL 89.5

$3.11 MX$53.9

67.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.43 MDL 24.61

$1.26 MX$21.75

13.49%

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

$32.0K MDL 549.3K

$30.7K MX$531.0K

4.46%

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

$31.4K MDL 538.6K

$24.0K MX$416.4K

30.64%

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

$169 MDL 2,900

$82.5 MX$1,429

105.02%

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

$7.55 MDL 130

$22.29 MX$386

-66.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.04 MDL 189

$30.02 MX$520

-63.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$891

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$7.48 MDL 128

$4.98 MX$86.3

50.20%

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

$392 MDL 6,717

$200 MX$3,464

95.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,676 MDL 131.6K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

44.71%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.1 MDL 1,133

$35.71 MX$618

84.96%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.3 MDL 931

$39.56 MX$685

37.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 MDL 1,953

$80.6 MX$1,395

41.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$121 MDL 2,073

$88.3 MX$1,530

36.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$16.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,352

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$27.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.5K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$70.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.1K

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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