Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Coast and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Coast and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Cape Coast is 48.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cape Coast is 25.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.45 GHS 45.49

$11.99 MX$227

-62.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$47.16 GHS 482

$42.47 MX$803

11.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.56 GHS 77.2

$10.47 MX$198

-27.79%

Cappuccino

$3.42 GHS 34.92

$3.6 MX$68.2

-5.00%

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

$0.99 GHS 10.17

$1.44 MX$27.16

-31.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 GHS 3.55

$0.89 MX$16.79

-60.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.56 GHS 15.94

$3.09 MX$58.5

-49.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 GHS 26.42

$4.58 MX$86.6

-43.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.51 GHS 35.82

$1.38 MX$26.04

154.35%

White Bread (500g)

$1.5 GHS 15.33

$1.85 MX$34.9

-18.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.35 GHS 24.05

$1.57 MX$29.68

49.68%

Eggs

$2.38 GHS 24.36

$2.55 MX$48.3

-6.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.98 GHS 112

$8.61 MX$163

27.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.62 GHS 47.19

$8.54 MX$161

-45.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.02 GHS 61.5

$10.98 MX$208

-45.17%

Apples (1kg)

$2.93 GHS 29.94

$2.72 MX$51.4

7.72%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 GHS 14.8

$1.51 MX$28.57

-3.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.63 GHS 16.65

$1.88 MX$35.63

-13.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.09 GHS 31.56

$2.19 MX$41.42

41.10%

Potato (1kg)

$3.09 GHS 31.63

$1.87 MX$35.3

65.24%

Onion (1kg)

$2.36 GHS 24.13

$2.19 MX$41.37

7.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.8 GHS 8.17

$1.07 MX$20.23

-25.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 GHS 5.24

$1.09 MX$20.64

-53.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.64 GHS 16.81

$3.96 MX$74.9

-58.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.91 GHS 60.4

$8.86 MX$167

-33.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.16 GHS 11.84

$1.72 MX$32.53

-32.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 GHS 19.83

$2.61 MX$49.37

-25.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 MX$9.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 GHS 15.99

$3.24 MX$61.2

-51.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.21 GHS 12.38

$2.38 MX$44.94

-49.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.65 GHS 57.7

$3.11 MX$58.7

81.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 GHS 11.47

$1.31 MX$24.85

-14.50%

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

$8,049 GHS 82.3K

$30.3K MX$573K

-73.44%

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

$9,635 GHS 98.5K

$24K MX$453.6K

-59.85%

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

$56 GHS 573

$84.2 MX$1,592

-33.48%

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

$13.08 GHS 134

$22.14 MX$419

-40.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.88 GHS 387

$30.14 MX$570

25.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52 MX$983

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$9.86 GHS 101

$5.07 MX$95.9

94.48%

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

$72.4 GHS 740

$200 MX$3,787

-63.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,112 GHS 82.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

52.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.7 GHS 150

$35.74 MX$676

-58.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.54 GHS 190

$39.8 MX$753

-53.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$28.69 GHS 293

$79 MX$1,493

-63.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.21 GHS 421

$88.4 MX$1,671

-53.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$712 GHS 7,272

$965 MX$18.3K

-26.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$257 GHS 2,629

$474 MX$8,968

-45.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,428 GHS 14.6K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-13.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$548 GHS 5,597

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-54.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

25.4

11.42

122.42%

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

Last update for Cape Coast: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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