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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ho is 64.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 73.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ho is 51.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 75.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.86 GHS 29.24

$11.99 MX$227

-76.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.72 GHS 99.3

$42.47 MX$803

-77.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.97 GHS 40.56

$10.47 MX$198

-62.08%

Cappuccino

$1.49 GHS 15.23

$3.6 MX$68.2

-58.61%

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

$0.51 GHS 5.26

$1.44 MX$27.16

-64.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 GHS 3.08

$0.89 MX$16.79

-66.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.47 GHS 4.8

$3.09 MX$58.5

-84.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.74 GHS 7.6

$4.58 MX$86.6

-83.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 GHS 11.7

$1.38 MX$26.04

-17.39%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 GHS 4.77

$1.85 MX$34.9

-74.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.82 GHS 8.37

$1.57 MX$29.68

-47.77%

Eggs

$2.3 GHS 23.54

$2.55 MX$48.3

-9.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.3 GHS 115

$8.61 MX$163

31.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.42 GHS 45.12

$8.54 MX$161

-48.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.21 GHS 53.2

$10.98 MX$208

-52.55%

Apples (1kg)

$2.18 GHS 22.28

$2.72 MX$51.4

-19.85%

Banana (1kg)

$0.94 GHS 9.64

$1.51 MX$28.57

-37.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.93 GHS 9.46

$1.88 MX$35.63

-50.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.99 GHS 10.11

$2.19 MX$41.42

-54.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.91 GHS 19.53

$1.87 MX$35.3

2.14%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 GHS 10.13

$2.19 MX$41.37

-54.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.3 GHS 3.11

$1.07 MX$20.23

-71.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 GHS 5.16

$1.09 MX$20.64

-53.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.57 GHS 16.03

$3.96 MX$74.9

-60.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.14 GHS 32.06

$8.86 MX$167

-64.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.6 GHS 6.12

$1.72 MX$32.53

-65.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.14 GHS 11.68

$2.61 MX$49.37

-56.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 MX$9.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 GHS 15.97

$3.24 MX$61.2

-51.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.17 GHS 11.99

$2.38 MX$44.94

-50.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.4 GHS 55.2

$3.11 MX$58.7

73.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 GHS 9.48

$1.31 MX$24.85

-29.01%

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

$5,896 GHS 60.3K

$30.3K MX$573K

-80.55%

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

$7,634 GHS 78K

$24K MX$453.6K

-68.18%

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

$24.68 GHS 252

$84.2 MX$1,592

-70.70%

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

$12.98 GHS 133

$22.14 MX$419

-41.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.63 GHS 150

$30.14 MX$570

-51.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52 MX$983

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$9.52 GHS 97.3

$5.07 MX$95.9

87.77%

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

$71.7 GHS 732

$200 MX$3,787

-64.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,914 GHS 80.9K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

48.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.55 GHS 149

$35.74 MX$676

-59.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.04 GHS 195

$39.8 MX$753

-52.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$28.59 GHS 292

$79 MX$1,493

-63.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.18 GHS 421

$88.4 MX$1,671

-53.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$965 MX$18.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$474 MX$8,968

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,653 MX$31.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,202 MX$22.7K

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)

$109 GHS 1,111

$792 MX$15K

-86.26%

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 Ho: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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