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

🙂 Solo nomad: Harare is 18.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 20% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Harare is 5.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 25.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.06 ZWL 258

$11.88 MX$210

-15.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.59 ZWL 1,270

$41.90 MX$740

18.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.18 ZWL 184

$10.55 MX$186

-31.94%

Cappuccino

$3.05 ZWL 78.1

$3.60 MX$63.5

-15.28%

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

$0.66 ZWL 17.03

$1.50 MX$26.45

-56.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 ZWL 11.80

$0.91 MX$16.09

-49.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.47 ZWL 37.66

$3.08 MX$54.4

-52.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 ZWL 52.7

$4.47 MX$78.8

-53.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.60 ZWL 41.07

$1.39 MX$24.54

15.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.98 ZWL 25.21

$1.90 MX$33.47

-48.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.85 ZWL 47.50

$1.60 MX$28.27

15.63%

Eggs

$2.09 ZWL 53.5

$2.60 MX$45.97

-19.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.75 ZWL 275

$8.36 MX$148

28.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.31 ZWL 161

$8.64 MX$152

-26.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.34 ZWL 162

$10.91 MX$192

-41.89%

Apples (1kg)

$3.00 ZWL 76.8

$2.61 MX$45.98

14.94%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ZWL 43.27

$1.44 MX$25.46

17.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.20 ZWL 56.3

$1.96 MX$34.55

12.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.70 ZWL 43.49

$2.12 MX$37.34

-19.81%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 ZWL 38.06

$1.86 MX$32.87

-19.89%

Onion (1kg)

$2.00 ZWL 51.2

$2.22 MX$39.20

-9.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ZWL 25.00

$1.02 MX$17.99

-3.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 ZWL 25.51

$1.04 MX$18.36

-3.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.08 ZWL 27.65

$4.05 MX$71.5

-73.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.71 ZWL 198

$10.18 MX$180

-24.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 ZWL 29.06

$1.69 MX$29.79

-33.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 ZWL 43.68

$2.62 MX$46.25

-34.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.97 ZWL 24.86

$0.51 MX$9.09

90.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.73 ZWL 1,069

$26.52 MX$468

57.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.98 ZWL 127

$3.15 MX$55.7

58.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.95 ZWL 49.82

$2.46 MX$43.49

-20.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.02 ZWL 129

$3.26 MX$57.5

53.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.56 ZWL 39.91

$1.32 MX$23.36

18.18%

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

$20.3K ZWL 520.1K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-32.50%

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

$23.5K ZWL 601.0K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-1.22%

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

$59.2 ZWL 1,515

$83.5 MX$1,474

-29.16%

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

$17.90 ZWL 458

$22.86 MX$404

-21.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$94.0 ZWL 2,407

$30.04 MX$530

212.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.4 ZWL 1,368

$51.9 MX$916

2.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.98 ZWL 358

$18.30 MX$323

-23.61%

Cinema Ticket

$10.18 ZWL 261

$5.12 MX$90.4

98.83%

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

$279 ZWL 7,155

$201 MX$3,541

39.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,398 ZWL 189.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

39.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.24 ZWL 493

$35.73 MX$631

-46.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$20.96 ZWL 537

$40.27 MX$711

-47.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$34.78 ZWL 891

$79.2 MX$1,398

-56.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.61 ZWL 1,014

$89.3 MX$1,576

-55.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$395 ZWL 10.1K

$947 MX$16.7K

-58.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 ZWL 7,217

$483 MX$8,525

-41.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$972 ZWL 24.9K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-39.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$697 ZWL 17.9K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-42.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$919 ZWL 23.5K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-77.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$398 ZWL 10.2K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-93.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$398 ZWL 10.2K

$730 MX$12.9K

-45.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.31

11.42

16.55%

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

Last update for Harare: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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