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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kafue is 15.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kafue is 17.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.41 ZMW 170

$11.58 MX$212

-36.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.79 ZMW 568

$42 MX$769

-40.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.65 ZMW 83.7

$10.5 MX$192

-65.24%

Cappuccino

$2.01 ZMW 45.96

$3.43 MX$62.8

-41.40%

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

$0.73 ZMW 16.67

$1.49 MX$27.34

-51.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ZMW 7.78

$0.94 MX$17.27

-63.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.89 ZMW 20.43

$3.08 MX$56.3

-71.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.84 ZMW 42.11

$4.37 MX$79.9

-57.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 ZMW 30.5

$1.39 MX$25.44

-4.32%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 ZMW 17.14

$1.85 MX$33.81

-59.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.59 ZMW 36.5

$1.58 MX$28.88

0.63%

Eggs

$1.85 ZMW 42.3

$2.51 MX$46

-26.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.83 ZMW 179

$8.26 MX$151

-5.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.78 ZMW 86.8

$8.7 MX$159

-56.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.51 ZMW 103

$10.73 MX$196

-57.97%

Apples (1kg)

$2.6 ZMW 59.6

$2.61 MX$47.74

-0.38%

Banana (1kg)

$1.65 ZMW 37.79

$1.49 MX$27.28

10.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 ZMW 61.4

$1.95 MX$35.72

37.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 ZMW 26.73

$2.09 MX$38.26

-44.02%

Potato (1kg)

$1.8 ZMW 41.22

$1.81 MX$33.05

-0.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 ZMW 31.57

$2.16 MX$39.62

-36.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 ZMW 19.96

$1.03 MX$18.85

-15.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ZMW 11.02

$1.08 MX$19.7

-55.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 ZMW 55.6

$4.14 MX$75.9

-41.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.89 ZMW 158

$8.88 MX$163

-22.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 ZMW 24.99

$1.67 MX$30.64

-34.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.56 ZMW 35.71

$2.53 MX$46.31

-38.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.7 ZMW 39.02

$0.51 MX$9.27

233.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$47.28 ZMW 1,084

$26.68 MX$488

77.21%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.8 ZMW 64.1

$3.26 MX$59.7

-14.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.51 MX$45.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.45 ZMW 217

$3.12 MX$57.2

202.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ZMW 28.16

$1.31 MX$23.96

-6.11%

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

$7,895 ZMW 180.9K

$30.9K MX$565K

-74.42%

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

$28.1K ZMW 643.7K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

17.66%

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

$92.3 ZMW 2,116

$83 MX$1,520

11.23%

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

$53.6 ZMW 1,228

$22.59 MX$414

137.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$124 ZMW 2,841

$29.51 MX$540

319.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 MX$944

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$4.08 ZMW 93.5

$4.9 MX$89.7

-16.73%

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

$178 ZMW 4,077

$200 MX$3,668

-11.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,423 ZMW 216K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

81.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.01 ZMW 436

$36.41 MX$667

-47.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.89 ZMW 387

$39.91 MX$731

-57.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.8 ZMW 1,967

$79.9 MX$1,462

7.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.4 ZMW 1,659

$87.7 MX$1,605

-17.45%

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 Kafue: November 30, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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