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

🙂 Solo nomad: Jinja is 61.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 67.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jinja is 44.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 73.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.93 UGX 6,784

$11.88 MX$210

-83.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.84 UGX 41.6K

$41.90 MX$740

-71.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.13 UGX 14.5K

$10.55 MX$186

-60.85%

Cappuccino

$2.81 UGX 9,854

$3.60 MX$63.5

-21.94%

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

$0.51 UGX 1,796

$1.50 MX$26.45

-66.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 UGX 1,089

$0.91 MX$16.09

-65.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.36 UGX 4,760

$3.08 MX$54.4

-55.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 UGX 9,964

$4.47 MX$78.8

-36.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.69 UGX 2,416

$1.39 MX$24.54

-50.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.19 UGX 4,175

$1.90 MX$33.47

-37.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 UGX 4,117

$1.60 MX$28.27

-26.88%

Eggs

$1.78 UGX 6,244

$2.60 MX$45.97

-31.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.20 UGX 14.7K

$8.36 MX$148

-49.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.96 UGX 17.4K

$8.64 MX$152

-42.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.32 UGX 15.2K

$10.91 MX$192

-60.40%

Apples (1kg)

$2.69 UGX 9,424

$2.61 MX$45.98

3.07%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 UGX 2,534

$1.44 MX$25.46

-50.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.14 UGX 4,001

$1.96 MX$34.55

-41.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.60 UGX 5,603

$2.12 MX$37.34

-24.53%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 UGX 5,561

$1.86 MX$32.87

-15.05%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 UGX 1,917

$2.22 MX$39.20

-75.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 UGX 3,728

$1.02 MX$17.99

3.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 UGX 1,535

$1.04 MX$18.36

-57.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.85 UGX 9,993

$4.05 MX$71.5

-29.63%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.16 UGX 39.1K

$10.18 MX$180

9.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 UGX 4,196

$1.69 MX$29.79

-28.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 UGX 7,519

$2.62 MX$46.25

-18.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.58 UGX 2,052

$3.15 MX$55.7

-81.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 UGX 988

$2.46 MX$43.49

-88.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.09 UGX 14.3K

$3.26 MX$57.5

25.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.50 UGX 5,272

$1.32 MX$23.36

13.64%

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

$9,160 UGX 32.1M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-69.55%

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

$8,713 UGX 30.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-63.33%

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

$42.76 UGX 150.0K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-48.81%

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

$14.58 UGX 51.1K

$22.86 MX$404

-36.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.69 UGX 156.8K

$30.04 MX$530

48.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.17 UGX 21.7K

$5.12 MX$90.4

20.51%

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

$162 UGX 566.8K

$201 MX$3,541

-19.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,355 UGX 15.3M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-18.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.84 UGX 59.1K

$35.73 MX$631

-52.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.03 UGX 49.2K

$40.27 MX$711

-65.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.49 UGX 135.1K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-51.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.31 UGX 166.0K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-47.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

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 Jinja: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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