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

🙂 Solo nomad: Varna is 5.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 2.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Varna is 2.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.94 BGN 20.18

$11.85 MX$212

0.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.78 BGN 79.1

$42.16 MX$755

10.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.95 BGN 15.13

$10.75 MX$192

-16.74%

Cappuccino

$2.53 BGN 4.27

$3.47 MX$62.2

-27.09%

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

$1.82 BGN 3.07

$1.45 MX$26.01

25.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 BGN 2.25

$0.90 MX$16.16

47.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.89 BGN 4.88

$3.05 MX$54.7

-5.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 BGN 4.85

$4.42 MX$79.1

-35.07%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 BGN 3.06

$1.37 MX$24.51

32.12%

White Bread (500g)

$1.08 BGN 1.82

$1.87 MX$33.51

-42.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.47 BGN 4.18

$1.54 MX$27.63

60.39%

Eggs

$3.42 BGN 5.78

$2.50 MX$44.81

36.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.69 BGN 18.06

$8.61 MX$154

24.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.22 BGN 13.89

$8.63 MX$155

-4.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.13 BGN 20.50

$11.02 MX$197

10.07%

Apples (1kg)

$1.68 BGN 2.84

$2.75 MX$49.22

-38.91%

Banana (1kg)

$2.05 BGN 3.46

$1.43 MX$25.56

43.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.86 BGN 3.14

$1.87 MX$33.52

-0.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 BGN 4.45

$2.17 MX$38.80

21.66%

Potato (1kg)

$1.17 BGN 1.98

$1.88 MX$33.70

-37.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.15 BGN 1.94

$2.25 MX$40.21

-48.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 BGN 1.67

$1.07 MX$19.11

-7.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 BGN 1.25

$1.07 MX$19.22

-30.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.81 BGN 6.44

$4.15 MX$74.4

-8.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.94 BGN 13.41

$10.34 MX$185

-23.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 BGN 1.93

$1.68 MX$30.06

-32.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.85 BGN 3.12

$2.48 MX$44.46

-25.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.16 BGN 1.95

$0.55 MX$9.93

110.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.95 BGN 48.92

$26.53 MX$475

9.12%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.33 BGN 2.25

$3.22 MX$57.6

-58.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 BGN 1.11

$2.48 MX$44.42

-73.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$12.47 BGN 21.08

$3.11 MX$55.7

300.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.49 BGN 2.52

$1.26 MX$22.48

18.25%

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

$31.7K BGN 53.6K

$30.7K MX$548.8K

3.47%

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

$28.8K BGN 48.6K

$24.0K MX$430.3K

19.64%

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

$122 BGN 206

$82.5 MX$1,476

47.82%

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

$19.26 BGN 32.54

$22.29 MX$399

-13.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.86 BGN 26.81

$30.02 MX$537

-47.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.88 BGN 69.1

$51.4 MX$921

-20.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.69 BGN 24.82

$18.29 MX$327

-19.68%

Cinema Ticket

$8.63 BGN 14.58

$4.98 MX$89.2

73.29%

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

$410 BGN 692

$200 MX$3,580

104.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,503 BGN 9,300

$5,304 MX$94.9K

3.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.6 BGN 102

$35.71 MX$639

69.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.60 BGN 56.8

$39.56 MX$708

-15.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.1 BGN 154

$80.6 MX$1,442

13.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.4 BGN 166

$88.3 MX$1,581

11.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$521 BGN 880

$969 MX$17.4K

-46.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$384 BGN 649

$482 MX$8,632

-20.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$898 BGN 1,518

$1,595 MX$28.6K

-43.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$636 BGN 1,074

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-46.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,147 BGN 5,319

$4,050 MX$72.5K

-22.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,137 BGN 3,611

$6,522 MX$116.7K

-67.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,190 BGN 2,011

$756 MX$13.5K

57.33%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.71

11.42

-58.76%

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

Last update for Varna: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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