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Playa del Carmen vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 22.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 45.6% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 96.8% more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 50.6% more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 34.1% less in Playa del Carmen

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Playa del Carmen are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Playa del Carmen. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Playa del Carmen.

Playa del Carmen vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Playa del Carmen instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB916.66	$11.90 MX$205.36	-0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB458.33	$10.83 MX$186.98	+81.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB106.19	$1.62 MX$28.03	+17.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.98	$1.34 MX$23.17	+119.4%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 45.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.00	$1.98 MX$34.14	+133.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB481.62	$4.33 MX$74.79	-30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB354.89	$5.50 MX$94.92	+19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB129.24	$2.27 MX$39.14	+34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB189.19	$3.76 MX$64.90	+52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.16	$1.30 MX$22.37	+60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.83	$0.64 MX$11.11	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB69.27	$0.90 MX$15.48	-0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.95	$0.94 MX$16.18	-42.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.79	$0.85 MX$14.70	+99.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.01	$1.02 MX$17.67	+202.3%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 96.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB218.02	$5.02 MX$86.74	+77.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,814.14	$27.08 MX$467.45	-26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$31,003.27 MX$535K	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB440.00	$25.93 MX$447.60	+352.6%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 50.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB600.38	$30.51 MX$526.66	+290.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB96,249.13	$1,072.23 MX$18,510.56	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,478.67	$484.68 MX$8,367.32	-31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,495.10	$64.40 MX$1,111.78	-41.8%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,416.21	$204.43 MX$3,529.23	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$5,361.26 MX$92,554.71	-62.5%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB320.83	$3.12 MX$53.86	-25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB242.46	$3.46 MX$59.74	+9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB229.16	$4.17 MX$71.99	+39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,424.20	$60.49 MX$1,044.34	+35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB504.16	$4.98 MX$86.05	-24.1%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 34.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,842.02	$43.98 MX$759.24	-42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,666.63	$41.89 MX$723.12	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,443.75	$75.82 MX$1,308.85	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,043.87	$88.61 MX$1,529.81	-43.5%
Average			-34.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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