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

🙂 Solo nomad: Hawassa is 11.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hawassa is 13.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.42 ETB 686

$11.85 MX$211

-62.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.74 ETB 5,388

$42.16 MX$750

-17.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.43 ETB 997

$10.75 MX$191

-40.19%

Cappuccino

$1.23 ETB 191

$3.47 MX$61.8

-64.55%

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

$0.63 ETB 97.3

$1.45 MX$25.85

-56.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 ETB 66.8

$0.90 MX$16.06

-52.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.98 ETB 152

$3.05 MX$54.3

-67.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 ETB 474

$4.42 MX$78.6

-30.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 ETB 224

$1.37 MX$24.36

5.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 ETB 201

$1.87 MX$33.31

-30.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.97 ETB 151

$1.54 MX$27.46

-37.01%

Eggs

$1.60 ETB 248

$2.50 MX$44.53

-36.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.14 ETB 1,107

$8.61 MX$153

-17.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.86 ETB 2,151

$8.63 MX$154

60.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.06 ETB 2,026

$11.02 MX$196

18.51%

Apples (1kg)

$6.85 ETB 1,062

$2.75 MX$48.91

149.09%

Banana (1kg)

$0.97 ETB 150

$1.43 MX$25.41

-32.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.19 ETB 340

$1.87 MX$33.32

17.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.92 ETB 143

$2.17 MX$38.56

-57.60%

Potato (1kg)

$0.64 ETB 98.9

$1.88 MX$33.50

-65.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.91 ETB 296

$2.25 MX$39.96

-15.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.64 ETB 99.5

$1.07 MX$18.99

-40.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 ETB 106

$1.07 MX$19.10

-35.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.90 ETB 605

$4.15 MX$73.9

-6.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.33 ETB 982

$10.34 MX$184

-38.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 ETB 162

$1.68 MX$29.87

-38.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.83 ETB 284

$2.48 MX$44.19

-26.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.87

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 ETB 228

$3.22 MX$57.2

-54.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ETB 41.27

$2.48 MX$44.15

-89.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.95 ETB 303

$3.11 MX$55.3

-37.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ETB 194

$1.26 MX$22.34

-0.79%

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

$54.9K ETB 8.5M

$30.7K MX$545.4K

79.20%

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

$52.8K ETB 8.2M

$24.0K MX$427.6K

119.59%

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

$162 ETB 25.1K

$82.5 MX$1,467

96.06%

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

$12.18 ETB 1,890

$22.29 MX$396

-45.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$131 ETB 20.3K

$30.02 MX$534

335.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$5.76 ETB 894

$4.98 MX$88.7

15.66%

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

$80.1 ETB 12.4K

$200 MX$3,558

-59.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$40.3K ETB 6.3M

$5,304 MX$94.4K

660.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.97 ETB 7,286

$35.71 MX$635

31.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$74.9 ETB 11.6K

$39.56 MX$704

89.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.3 ETB 14.2K

$80.6 MX$1,433

13.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 ETB 17.7K

$88.3 MX$1,571

29.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,579

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$510 ETB 79.1K

$6,522 MX$116.0K

-92.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

48.86%

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

Last update for Hawassa: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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