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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ungheni is 38.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ungheni is 36.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 18.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ungheni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.26 MDL 122
$11.6 MX$212
-37.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.89 MDL 518
$41.62 MX$762
-25.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.78 MDL 97.1
$10.77 MX$197
-46.33%
Cappuccino
$1.42 MDL 23.85
$3.55 MX$65
-60.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 MDL 12.56
$1.49 MX$27.29
-49.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 MDL 7.2
$0.96 MX$17.5
-55.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 MDL 23.32
$3.02 MX$55.3
-53.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.49 MDL 25.08
$4.57 MX$83.7
-67.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ungheni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.28 MDL 21.41
$1.44 MX$26.41
-11.11%
White Bread (500g)
$0.45 MDL 7.58
$1.82 MX$33.4
-75.27%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.98 MDL 16.48
$1.62 MX$29.63
-39.51%
Eggs
$2.23 MDL 37.36
$2.5 MX$45.82
-10.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.52 MDL 126
$8.58 MX$157
-12.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.93 MDL 66
$8.57 MX$157
-54.14%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.81 MDL 114
$10.69 MX$196
-36.30%
Apples (1kg)
$0.55 MDL 9.15
$2.62 MX$47.93
-79.01%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 MDL 24.32
$1.46 MX$26.66
-0.68%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.68 MDL 28.19
$1.97 MX$36.07
-14.72%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.35 MDL 22.63
$2.12 MX$38.89
-36.32%
Potato (1kg)
$0.51 MDL 8.56
$1.81 MX$33.1
-71.82%
Onion (1kg)
$0.33 MDL 5.59
$2.23 MX$40.82
-85.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.31 MDL 21.95
$1.07 MX$19.66
22.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 MDL 8.61
$1.05 MX$19.22
-51.43%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.12 MDL 52.3
$4.16 MX$76.2
-25.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.37 MDL 73.3
$9.04 MX$166
-51.66%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 MDL 19.81
$1.72 MX$31.57
-31.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.33 MDL 22.37
$2.49 MX$45.52
-46.59%
🚌 Getting Around
Ungheni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.34 MDL 5.67
$0.55 MX$10.03
-38.18%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.46 MX$484
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.78 MDL 29.9
$3.08 MX$56.4
-42.21%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.25 MDL 4.15
$2.48 MX$45.31
-89.92%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.62 MDL 77.5
$3.22 MX$58.9
43.48%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.29 MDL 21.67
$1.32 MX$24.09
-2.27%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.7K MDL 548.5K
$30.8K MX$563K
6.28%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.4K MDL 527.1K
$23.9K MX$437.9K
31.30%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ungheni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$164 MDL 2,757
$82.2 MX$1,504
99.98%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.67 MDL 129
$22.23 MX$407
-65.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.89 MDL 183
$30.32 MX$555
-64.08%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ungheni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$20.48 MDL 344
$51.1 MX$935
-59.92%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.2 MX$333
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.12 MDL 69.2
$4.93 MX$90.3
-16.43%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ungheni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$390 MDL 6,552
$197 MX$3,606
98.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,512 MDL 126.1K
$5,214 MX$95.5K
44.07%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ungheni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$44.24 MDL 742
$36.13 MX$661
22.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.7 MDL 364
$40.28 MX$737
-46.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$39.42 MDL 661
$79.9 MX$1,463
-50.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$109 MDL 1,827
$88.1 MX$1,613
23.59%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ungheni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$965 MDL 16.2K
$976 MX$17.9K
-1.18%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$363 MDL 6,085
$470 MX$8,610
-22.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,486 MDL 24.9K
$1,602 MX$29.3K
-7.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,276 MDL 21.4K
$1,192 MX$21.8K
7.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,309 MDL 38.8K
$3,080 MX$56.4K
-25.01%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,752 MDL 29.4K
$7,438 MX$136.2K
-76.44%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ungheni
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$777 MX$14.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
11.42
-29.95%

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

Last update for Ungheni: November 23, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 22, 2025

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