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

🙂 Solo nomad: Elmina is 40% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Elmina is 27.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.31 GHS 46.47

$11.85 MX$209

-63.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$48.37 GHS 521

$42.16 MX$744

14.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.72 GHS 83.2

$10.75 MX$190

-28.19%

Cappuccino

$3.42 GHS 36.85

$3.47 MX$61.3

-1.44%

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

$0.95 GHS 10.22

$1.45 MX$25.65

-34.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 GHS 4.06

$0.90 MX$15.93

-57.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.58 GHS 17.08

$3.05 MX$53.9

-48.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.46 GHS 26.47

$4.42 MX$77.9

-44.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.34 GHS 35.98

$1.37 MX$24.17

143.80%

White Bread (500g)

$1.50 GHS 16.14

$1.87 MX$33.05

-19.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.46 GHS 26.54

$1.54 MX$27.25

59.74%

Eggs

$2.28 GHS 24.58

$2.50 MX$44.18

-8.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.23 GHS 121

$8.61 MX$152

30.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.61 GHS 49.70

$8.63 MX$152

-46.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.81 GHS 62.7

$11.02 MX$195

-47.28%

Apples (1kg)

$3.03 GHS 32.70

$2.75 MX$48.53

10.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.40 GHS 15.10

$1.43 MX$25.21

-2.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.70 GHS 18.32

$1.87 MX$33.05

-9.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.07 GHS 33.05

$2.17 MX$38.26

41.47%

Potato (1kg)

$3.09 GHS 33.34

$1.88 MX$33.23

64.36%

Onion (1kg)

$2.33 GHS 25.10

$2.25 MX$39.65

3.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.81 GHS 8.71

$1.07 MX$18.85

-24.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 GHS 5.12

$1.07 MX$18.95

-55.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.56 GHS 16.86

$4.15 MX$73.3

-62.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.41 GHS 69.1

$10.34 MX$182

-38.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 GHS 12.42

$1.68 MX$29.64

-31.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 GHS 20.26

$2.48 MX$43.84

-24.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.80

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.59 GHS 17.15

$3.22 MX$56.8

-50.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.17 GHS 12.61

$2.48 MX$43.80

-52.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.59 GHS 60.3

$3.11 MX$54.9

79.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 GHS 12.10

$1.26 MX$22.16

-11.11%

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

$8,018 GHS 86.4K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-73.85%

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

$9,782 GHS 105.5K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-59.31%

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

$55.4 GHS 598

$82.5 MX$1,456

-32.80%

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

$13.14 GHS 142

$22.29 MX$393

-41.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.96 GHS 409

$30.02 MX$530

26.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$9.59 GHS 103

$4.98 MX$88.0

92.57%

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

$72.4 GHS 780

$200 MX$3,530

-63.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,986 GHS 86.1K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

50.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.62 GHS 158

$35.71 MX$630

-59.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.15 GHS 206

$39.56 MX$698

-51.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$29.60 GHS 319

$80.6 MX$1,422

-63.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.88 GHS 441

$88.3 MX$1,559

-53.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,511

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.9K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

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 Elmina: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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