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 50.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 38.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cape Coast is 9.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.39 GHS 47.62

$11.88 MX$210

-63.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$47.89 GHS 520

$41.90 MX$740

14.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.97 GHS 86.5

$10.55 MX$186

-24.45%

Cappuccino

$3.55 GHS 38.57

$3.60 MX$63.5

-1.39%

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

$0.94 GHS 10.15

$1.50 MX$26.45

-37.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 GHS 4.07

$0.91 MX$16.09

-58.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.55 GHS 16.83

$3.08 MX$54.4

-49.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 GHS 27.75

$4.47 MX$78.8

-42.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.31 GHS 35.89

$1.39 MX$24.54

138.13%

White Bread (500g)

$1.49 GHS 16.17

$1.90 MX$33.47

-21.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.36 GHS 25.62

$1.60 MX$28.27

47.50%

Eggs

$2.28 GHS 24.71

$2.60 MX$45.97

-12.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.94 GHS 119

$8.36 MX$148

30.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.54 GHS 49.22

$8.64 MX$152

-47.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.93 GHS 64.4

$10.91 MX$192

-45.65%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 GHS 32.94

$2.61 MX$45.98

16.48%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 GHS 15.55

$1.44 MX$25.46

-0.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 GHS 18.35

$1.96 MX$34.55

-13.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.05 GHS 33.13

$2.12 MX$37.34

43.87%

Potato (1kg)

$3.13 GHS 33.94

$1.86 MX$32.87

68.28%

Onion (1kg)

$2.34 GHS 25.38

$2.22 MX$39.20

5.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.74 GHS 8.04

$1.02 MX$17.99

-27.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 GHS 5.19

$1.04 MX$18.36

-53.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.60 GHS 17.35

$4.05 MX$71.5

-60.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.11 GHS 66.3

$10.18 MX$180

-39.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.16 GHS 12.54

$1.69 MX$29.79

-31.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 GHS 21.24

$2.62 MX$46.25

-25.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.60 GHS 17.37

$3.15 MX$55.7

-49.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.18 GHS 12.76

$2.46 MX$43.49

-52.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.65 GHS 61.3

$3.26 MX$57.5

73.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 GHS 12.24

$1.32 MX$23.36

-14.39%

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

$8,068 GHS 87.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-73.18%

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

$9,677 GHS 105.0K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-59.27%

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

$54.8 GHS 595

$83.5 MX$1,474

-34.38%

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

$12.99 GHS 141

$22.86 MX$404

-43.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.22 GHS 415

$30.04 MX$530

27.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$9.59 GHS 104

$5.12 MX$90.4

87.30%

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

$71.4 GHS 775

$201 MX$3,541

-64.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,161 GHS 88.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

53.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.67 GHS 159

$35.73 MX$631

-58.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.56 GHS 201

$40.27 MX$711

-53.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$29.12 GHS 316

$79.2 MX$1,398

-63.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.68 GHS 452

$89.3 MX$1,576

-53.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$691 GHS 7,499

$947 MX$16.7K

-27.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$257 GHS 2,784

$483 MX$8,525

-46.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,428 GHS 15.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-10.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$542 GHS 5,884

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-55.21%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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