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

🙂 Solo nomad: Iganga is 42.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 65.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Iganga is 37.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 68.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.84 UGX 10.2K

$11.58 MX$212

-75.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.87 UGX 96.7K

$42 MX$769

-36.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.8 UGX 31.7K

$10.5 MX$192

-16.19%

Cappuccino

$2.86 UGX 10.3K

$3.43 MX$62.8

-16.62%

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

$0.5 UGX 1,810

$1.49 MX$27.34

-66.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 UGX 1,033

$0.94 MX$17.27

-69.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.36 UGX 4,903

$3.08 MX$56.3

-55.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 UGX 9,866

$4.37 MX$79.9

-37.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.75 UGX 2,710

$1.39 MX$25.44

-46.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 UGX 4,542

$1.85 MX$33.81

-31.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 UGX 4,781

$1.58 MX$28.88

-15.82%

Eggs

$1.81 UGX 6,523

$2.51 MX$46

-27.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.42 UGX 15.9K

$8.26 MX$151

-46.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.95 UGX 17.8K

$8.7 MX$159

-43.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.28 UGX 15.4K

$10.73 MX$196

-60.11%

Apples (1kg)

$2.71 UGX 9,773

$2.61 MX$47.74

3.83%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 UGX 5,519

$1.49 MX$27.28

2.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.73 UGX 6,231

$1.95 MX$35.72

-11.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 UGX 5,730

$2.09 MX$38.26

-23.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 UGX 5,738

$1.81 MX$33.05

-12.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.92 UGX 6,910

$2.16 MX$39.62

-11.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 UGX 3,842

$1.03 MX$18.85

3.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 UGX 1,927

$1.08 MX$19.7

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3 UGX 10.8K

$4.14 MX$75.9

-27.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.25 UGX 40.5K

$8.88 MX$163

26.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 UGX 4,418

$1.67 MX$30.64

-26.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 UGX 7,412

$2.53 MX$46.31

-18.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.27

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.55 UGX 1,972

$3.26 MX$59.7

-83.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 UGX 1,018

$2.51 MX$45.94

-88.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.1 UGX 14.8K

$3.12 MX$57.2

31.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.49 UGX 5,377

$1.31 MX$23.96

13.74%

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

$9,152 UGX 32.9M

$30.9K MX$565K

-70.35%

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

$8,878 UGX 32M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

-62.81%

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

$42.37 UGX 152.5K

$83 MX$1,520

-48.96%

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

$14.46 UGX 52.1K

$22.59 MX$414

-35.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.65 UGX 157.1K

$29.51 MX$540

47.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 MX$944

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$6.4 UGX 23K

$4.9 MX$89.7

30.61%

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

$161 UGX 580.6K

$200 MX$3,668

-19.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,336 UGX 15.6M

$5,179 MX$94.8K

-16.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.93 UGX 60.9K

$36.41 MX$667

-53.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.44 UGX 52K

$39.91 MX$731

-63.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.02 UGX 140.5K

$79.9 MX$1,462

-51.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.78 UGX 172K

$87.7 MX$1,605

-45.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$983 MX$18K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$470 MX$8,612

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,610 MX$29.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,189 MX$21.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.8

11.42

82.14%

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

Last update for Iganga: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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