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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kabwe is 22.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kabwe is 27.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 59.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.33 ZMW 168

$11.58 MX$212

-36.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.84 ZMW 569

$42 MX$769

-40.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.66 ZMW 83.9

$10.5 MX$192

-65.14%

Cappuccino

$2.01 ZMW 46.05

$3.43 MX$62.8

-41.40%

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

$0.72 ZMW 16.52

$1.49 MX$27.34

-51.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ZMW 7.64

$0.94 MX$17.27

-64.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.89 ZMW 20.36

$3.08 MX$56.3

-71.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ZMW 39.99

$4.37 MX$79.9

-60.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 ZMW 30.2

$1.39 MX$25.44

-5.04%

White Bread (500g)

$0.8 ZMW 18.43

$1.85 MX$33.81

-56.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.66 ZMW 38.02

$1.58 MX$28.88

5.06%

Eggs

$0.97 ZMW 22.14

$2.51 MX$46

-61.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.6 ZMW 174

$8.26 MX$151

-7.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.83 ZMW 87.7

$8.7 MX$159

-55.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.69 ZMW 108

$10.73 MX$196

-56.29%

Apples (1kg)

$2.52 ZMW 57.9

$2.61 MX$47.74

-3.45%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ZMW 18.72

$1.49 MX$27.28

-44.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.78 ZMW 63.7

$1.95 MX$35.72

42.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.16 ZMW 26.49

$2.09 MX$38.26

-44.50%

Potato (1kg)

$1.81 ZMW 41.46

$1.81 MX$33.05

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 ZMW 30.49

$2.16 MX$39.62

-38.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 ZMW 21.55

$1.03 MX$18.85

-8.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ZMW 11.84

$1.08 MX$19.7

-51.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.53 ZMW 58.1

$4.14 MX$75.9

-38.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.99 ZMW 160

$8.88 MX$163

-21.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 ZMW 26.14

$1.67 MX$30.64

-31.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.52 ZMW 34.83

$2.53 MX$46.31

-39.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.27

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.82 ZMW 64.6

$3.26 MX$59.7

-13.50%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.51 MX$45.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.94 ZMW 205

$3.12 MX$57.2

186.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ZMW 27.96

$1.31 MX$23.96

-6.87%

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

$7,857 ZMW 180.1K

$30.9K MX$565K

-74.55%

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

$28.8K ZMW 659.8K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

20.61%

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

$90.5 ZMW 2,074

$83 MX$1,520

9.01%

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

$52.6 ZMW 1,206

$22.59 MX$414

132.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$125 ZMW 2,861

$29.51 MX$540

322.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 MX$944

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$4.28 ZMW 98.1

$4.9 MX$89.7

-12.65%

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

$178 ZMW 4,080

$200 MX$3,668

-11.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,622 ZMW 220.5K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

85.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.3 ZMW 442

$36.41 MX$667

-46.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.03 ZMW 390

$39.91 MX$731

-57.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.8 ZMW 1,922

$79.9 MX$1,462

4.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.1 ZMW 1,698

$87.7 MX$1,605

-15.51%

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 %)

11.42

118.91%

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

Last update for Kabwe: December 2, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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