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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tiraspol is 50.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tiraspol is 20.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.01 MDL 85.8

$11.88 MX$210

-57.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.36 MDL 314

$41.90 MX$740

-56.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.55 MDL 129

$10.55 MX$186

-28.44%

Cappuccino

$1.12 MDL 19.19

$3.60 MX$63.5

-68.89%

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

$0.60 MDL 10.31

$1.50 MX$26.45

-60.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 MDL 5.43

$0.91 MX$16.09

-64.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.87 MDL 14.97

$3.08 MX$54.4

-71.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 MDL 27.56

$4.47 MX$78.8

-63.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.02 MDL 17.54

$1.39 MX$24.54

-26.62%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 MDL 8.83

$1.90 MX$33.47

-72.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.46 MDL 25.01

$1.60 MX$28.27

-8.75%

Eggs

$1.62 MDL 27.75

$2.60 MX$45.97

-37.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.17 MDL 174

$8.36 MX$148

21.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.86 MDL 83.2

$8.64 MX$152

-43.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.66 MDL 148

$10.91 MX$192

-20.62%

Apples (1kg)

$0.76 MDL 13.07

$2.61 MX$45.98

-70.88%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 MDL 30.98

$1.44 MX$25.46

25.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 30.35

$1.96 MX$34.55

-9.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 MDL 33.82

$2.12 MX$37.34

-6.60%

Potato (1kg)

$0.81 MDL 13.93

$1.86 MX$32.87

-56.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 MDL 9.41

$2.22 MX$39.20

-75.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 MDL 23.12

$1.02 MX$17.99

32.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 MDL 8.38

$1.04 MX$18.36

-52.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.27 MDL 55.9

$4.05 MX$71.5

-19.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.60 MDL 78.7

$10.18 MX$180

-54.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 MDL 20.81

$1.69 MX$29.79

-27.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.00 MDL 34.28

$2.62 MX$46.25

-23.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 MDL 5.35

$0.51 MX$9.09

-39.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.04 MDL 17.81

$3.15 MX$55.7

-66.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.25

$2.46 MX$43.49

-89.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.28 MDL 90.4

$3.26 MX$57.5

61.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 MDL 22.08

$1.32 MX$23.36

-2.27%

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

$31.6K MDL 541.0K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

5.05%

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

$31.5K MDL 539.0K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

32.52%

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

$64.8 MDL 1,109

$83.5 MX$1,474

-22.48%

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

$7.64 MDL 131

$22.86 MX$404

-66.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.32 MDL 177

$30.04 MX$530

-65.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.04 MDL 206

$51.9 MX$916

-76.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 MDL 60.4

$5.12 MX$90.4

-31.05%

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

$384 MDL 6,575

$201 MX$3,541

91.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,694 MDL 131.7K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

44.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.5 MDL 1,138

$35.73 MX$631

86.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.8 MDL 938

$40.27 MX$711

36.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 MDL 1,911

$79.2 MX$1,398

40.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 MDL 2,082

$89.3 MX$1,576

36.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$203 MDL 3,471

$947 MX$16.7K

-78.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$172 MDL 2,943

$483 MX$8,525

-64.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$302 MDL 5,167

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-81.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$274 MDL 4,683

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-77.41%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$908 MDL 15.5K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-77.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$801 MDL 13.7K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-87.49%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$262 MDL 4,489

$730 MX$12.9K

-64.06%

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 Tiraspol: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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