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

🙂 Solo nomad: Timisoara is 12.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Timisoara is 7.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 19.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.05 RON 39.71

$11.85 MX$209

-23.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$57.7 RON 253

$42.16 MX$744

36.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.21 RON 36.06

$10.75 MX$190

-23.63%

Cappuccino

$3.28 RON 14.39

$3.47 MX$61.3

-5.48%

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

$2.28 RON 10.00

$1.45 MX$25.65

57.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 RON 8.87

$0.90 MX$15.93

124.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.70 RON 11.86

$3.05 MX$53.9

-11.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.48 RON 15.28

$4.42 MX$77.9

-21.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 RON 6.64

$1.37 MX$24.17

10.22%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 RON 5.51

$1.87 MX$33.05

-33.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.48 RON 6.52

$1.54 MX$27.25

-3.90%

Eggs

$3.27 RON 14.37

$2.50 MX$44.18

30.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.60 RON 42.13

$8.61 MX$152

11.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.62 RON 29.05

$8.63 MX$152

-23.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.49 RON 50.5

$11.02 MX$195

4.26%

Apples (1kg)

$1.09 RON 4.78

$2.75 MX$48.53

-60.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 RON 6.67

$1.43 MX$25.21

6.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.54 RON 6.77

$1.87 MX$33.05

-17.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.59 RON 11.39

$2.17 MX$38.26

19.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.72 RON 3.17

$1.88 MX$33.23

-61.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 RON 4.48

$2.25 MX$39.65

-54.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 RON 2.94

$1.07 MX$18.85

-37.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 RON 3.44

$1.07 MX$18.95

-27.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.88 RON 25.82

$4.15 MX$73.3

41.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.89 RON 34.65

$10.34 MX$182

-23.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 RON 5.52

$1.68 MX$29.64

-25.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.75 RON 7.67

$2.48 MX$43.84

-29.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 RON 3.88

$0.55 MX$9.80

60.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.94 RON 131

$26.53 MX$468

12.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 RON 3.75

$3.22 MX$56.8

-73.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.85 RON 3.73

$2.48 MX$43.80

-65.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.30 RON 32.03

$3.11 MX$54.9

134.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.65 RON 7.24

$1.26 MX$22.16

30.95%

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

$28.5K RON 125.1K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-7.06%

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

$26.0K RON 114.2K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

8.19%

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

$140 RON 612

$82.5 MX$1,456

69.13%

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

$8.54 RON 37.49

$22.29 MX$393

-61.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.42 RON 41.36

$30.02 MX$530

-68.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.83 RON 188

$51.4 MX$908

-16.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.90 RON 65.4

$18.29 MX$323

-18.53%

Cinema Ticket

$7.86 RON 34.53

$4.98 MX$88.0

57.83%

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

$507 RON 2,226

$200 MX$3,530

153.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.1K RON 44.4K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

90.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.9 RON 342

$35.71 MX$630

118.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.63 RON 187

$39.56 MX$698

7.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.3 RON 361

$80.6 MX$1,422

2.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.7 RON 416

$88.3 MX$1,559

7.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$482 RON 2,118

$969 MX$17.1K

-50.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$359 RON 1,574

$482 MX$8,511

-25.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$723 RON 3,174

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-54.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$588 RON 2,583

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-50.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,714 RON 11.9K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-32.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,977 RON 8,679

$6,522 MX$115.1K

-69.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,277 RON 5,608

$756 MX$13.4K

68.89%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.66

11.42

-41.68%

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

Last update for Timisoara: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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