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

🙂 Solo nomad: Embu is 51.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Embu is 37% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 64.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.29 KES 684

$11.99 MX$227

-55.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.57 KES 4,080

$42.47 MX$803

-25.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.56 KES 719

$10.47 MX$198

-46.90%

Cappuccino

$2.29 KES 295

$3.6 MX$68.2

-36.39%

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

$0.37 KES 47.48

$1.44 MX$27.16

-74.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.03

$0.89 MX$16.79

-73.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 KES 305

$3.09 MX$58.5

-23.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 KES 376

$4.58 MX$86.6

-36.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.53 KES 67.9

$1.38 MX$26.04

-61.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 62.5

$1.85 MX$34.9

-74.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 KES 123

$1.57 MX$29.68

-39.49%

Eggs

$1.65 KES 213

$2.55 MX$48.3

-35.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.86 KES 499

$8.61 MX$163

-55.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.38 KES 437

$8.54 MX$161

-60.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.17 KES 538

$10.98 MX$208

-62.02%

Apples (1kg)

$3.03 KES 392

$2.72 MX$51.4

11.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.51 MX$28.57

-31.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 KES 282

$1.88 MX$35.63

15.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 KES 52.8

$2.19 MX$41.42

-81.28%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 KES 89.5

$1.87 MX$35.3

-63.10%

Onion (1kg)

$0.89 KES 115

$2.19 MX$41.37

-59.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 88.2

$1.07 MX$20.23

-36.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.5

$1.09 MX$20.64

-51.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 KES 397

$3.96 MX$74.9

-22.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.51 KES 1,488

$8.86 MX$167

29.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 KES 295

$1.72 MX$32.53

33.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 KES 347

$2.61 MX$49.37

2.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.18 KES 152

$0.52 MX$9.74

126.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 195

$3.24 MX$61.2

-53.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 KES 202

$2.38 MX$44.94

-34.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 382

$3.11 MX$58.7

-5.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 KES 189

$1.31 MX$24.85

12.21%

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

$21.4K KES 2.8M

$30.3K MX$573K

-29.55%

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

$12.4K KES 1.6M

$24K MX$453.6K

-48.46%

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

$34.82 KES 4,500

$84.2 MX$1,592

-58.67%

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

$16.97 KES 2,193

$22.14 MX$419

-23.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.44 KES 5,098

$30.14 MX$570

30.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.14 KES 2,215

$52 MX$983

-67.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$4.24 KES 548

$5.07 MX$95.9

-16.37%

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

$206 KES 26.6K

$200 MX$3,787

2.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,061 KES 1M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

51.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.2 KES 1,189

$35.74 MX$676

-74.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.89 KES 3,088

$39.8 MX$753

-39.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.1 KES 8,286

$79 MX$1,493

-18.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.69 KES 2,028

$88.4 MX$1,671

-82.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$77.3 KES 9,985

$965 MX$18.3K

-92.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$55 KES 7,103

$474 MX$8,968

-88.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,653 MX$31.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$91.7 KES 11.9K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-92.37%

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)

$268 KES 34.6K

$792 MX$15K

-66.16%

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: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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