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

🙂 Solo nomad: Embu is 49.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Embu is 44.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 64.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.40 KES 697

$11.88 MX$210

-54.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.23 KES 4,029

$41.90 MX$740

-25.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.33 KES 688

$10.55 MX$186

-49.48%

Cappuccino

$2.31 KES 298

$3.60 MX$63.5

-35.83%

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

$0.33 KES 43.06

$1.50 MX$26.45

-78.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.15

$0.91 MX$16.09

-73.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.37 KES 306

$3.08 MX$54.4

-23.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 KES 381

$4.47 MX$78.8

-33.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 KES 67.1

$1.39 MX$24.54

-62.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.4

$1.90 MX$33.47

-72.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 KES 128

$1.60 MX$28.27

-38.13%

Eggs

$1.63 KES 210

$2.60 MX$45.97

-37.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.80 KES 490

$8.36 MX$148

-54.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.27 KES 422

$8.64 MX$152

-62.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.02 KES 519

$10.91 MX$192

-63.15%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 KES 409

$2.61 MX$45.98

21.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.08 KES 139

$1.44 MX$25.46

-25.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.14 KES 276

$1.96 MX$34.55

9.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 KES 52.3

$2.12 MX$37.34

-80.66%

Potato (1kg)

$0.68 KES 87.6

$1.86 MX$32.87

-63.44%

Onion (1kg)

$0.91 KES 117

$2.22 MX$39.20

-59.01%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 88.0

$1.02 MX$17.99

-33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.1

$1.04 MX$18.36

-49.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.18 KES 410

$4.05 MX$71.5

-21.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.51 KES 1,484

$10.18 MX$180

13.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.19 KES 283

$1.69 MX$29.79

29.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 KES 364

$2.62 MX$46.25

7.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.14 KES 147

$0.51 MX$9.09

123.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 KES 203

$3.15 MX$55.7

-50.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 KES 197

$2.46 MX$43.49

-37.80%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 380

$3.26 MX$57.5

-9.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.43 KES 184

$1.32 MX$23.36

8.33%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-27.80%

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

$12.2K KES 1.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-48.73%

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

$34.16 KES 4,406

$83.5 MX$1,474

-59.10%

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

$17.04 KES 2,198

$22.86 MX$404

-25.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.35 KES 4,947

$30.04 MX$530

27.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.48 KES 2,254

$51.9 MX$916

-66.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 KES 561

$5.12 MX$90.4

-15.04%

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

$203 KES 26.1K

$201 MX$3,541

0.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,099 KES 1.0M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

52.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.22 KES 1,189

$35.73 MX$631

-74.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.95 KES 3,090

$40.27 MX$711

-40.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.1 KES 8,530

$79.2 MX$1,398

-16.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.51 KES 2,001

$89.3 MX$1,576

-82.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$76.5 KES 9,867

$947 MX$16.7K

-91.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$55.1 KES 7,110

$483 MX$8,525

-88.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$94.1 KES 12.1K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-92.23%

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)

$270 KES 34.8K

$730 MX$12.9K

-62.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

11.42

29.95%

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

Last update for Embu: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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