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

😐 Solo nomad: Kamez is 4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 12% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kamez is 20.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kamez
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.31 ALL 772
$11.85 MX$211
-21.43%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.73 ALL 3,044
$42.16 MX$750
-12.88%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.24 ALL 600
$10.75 MX$191
-32.65%
Cappuccino
$1.88 ALL 156
$3.47 MX$61.8
-45.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.63 ALL 135
$1.45 MX$25.85
12.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.80 ALL 66.3
$0.90 MX$16.06
-11.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.41 ALL 200
$3.05 MX$54.3
-20.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.19 ALL 264
$4.42 MX$78.6
-27.83%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kamez
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.06 ALL 171
$1.37 MX$24.36
50.36%
White Bread (500g)
$0.86 ALL 71.2
$1.87 MX$33.31
-54.01%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.99 ALL 165
$1.54 MX$27.46
29.22%
Eggs
$2.93 ALL 242
$2.50 MX$44.53
17.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.80 ALL 812
$8.61 MX$153
13.82%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.59 ALL 629
$8.63 MX$154
-12.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.35 ALL 1,106
$11.02 MX$196
21.14%
Apples (1kg)
$1.72 ALL 142
$2.75 MX$48.91
-37.45%
Banana (1kg)
$2.44 ALL 203
$1.43 MX$25.41
70.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.73 ALL 143
$1.87 MX$33.32
-7.49%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.34 ALL 111
$2.17 MX$38.56
-38.25%
Potato (1kg)
$1.04 ALL 86.4
$1.88 MX$33.50
-44.68%
Onion (1kg)
$1.24 ALL 102
$2.25 MX$39.96
-44.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.09 ALL 90.6
$1.07 MX$18.99
1.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.76 ALL 63.0
$1.07 MX$19.10
-28.97%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.11 ALL 341
$4.15 MX$73.9
-0.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.82 ALL 814
$10.34 MX$184
-5.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.63 ALL 135
$1.68 MX$29.87
-2.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 ALL 150
$2.48 MX$44.19
-27.02%
🚌 Getting Around
Kamez
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 ALL 40.16
$0.55 MX$9.87
-12.73%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.97 ALL 1,572
$26.53 MX$472
-28.50%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.56 ALL 295
$3.22 MX$57.2
10.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.12 ALL 258
$2.48 MX$44.15
25.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.77 ALL 1,472
$3.11 MX$55.3
471.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.17 ALL 180
$1.26 MX$22.34
72.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.2K ALL 2.8M
$30.7K MX$545.4K
11.49%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.5K ALL 2.1M
$24.0K MX$427.6K
6.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kamez
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.1 ALL 5,556
$82.5 MX$1,467
-18.71%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.36 ALL 1,439
$22.29 MX$396
-22.12%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.07 ALL 1,332
$30.02 MX$534
-46.47%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kamez
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$55.3 ALL 4,581
$51.4 MX$915
7.47%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.75 ALL 2,134
$18.29 MX$325
40.79%
Cinema Ticket
$8.19 ALL 679
$4.98 MX$88.7
64.46%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kamez
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$159 ALL 13.2K
$200 MX$3,558
-20.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,634 ALL 466.9K
$5,304 MX$94.4K
6.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kamez
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$46.75 ALL 3,874
$35.71 MX$635
30.92%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.1 ALL 4,232
$39.56 MX$704
29.10%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$93.5 ALL 7,747
$80.6 MX$1,433
16.05%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$131 ALL 10.8K
$88.3 MX$1,571
47.95%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kamez
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$444 ALL 36.8K
$969 MX$17.2K
-54.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$349 ALL 28.9K
$482 MX$8,579
-27.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$622 ALL 51.6K
$1,595 MX$28.4K
-61.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$438 ALL 36.3K
$1,184 MX$21.1K
-63.03%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,849 ALL 153.3K
$4,050 MX$72.1K
-54.34%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,169 ALL 96.9K
$6,522 MX$116.0K
-82.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kamez
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4
11.42
-64.97%

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Last update for Kamez: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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