Cost of Living Comparison Between Kampong Cham and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Kampong Cham and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Kampong Cham is 48.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kampong Cham is 46.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kampong Cham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.48 ៛9,933
$11.73 MX$222
-78.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.41 ៛97.6K
$41.52 MX$785
-41.21%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.85 ៛31.4K
$10.57 MX$200
-25.73%
Cappuccino
$1.67 ៛6,661
$3.49 MX$65.9
-52.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 ៛2,739
$1.45 MX$27.33
-53.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.5 ៛2,008
$0.97 MX$18.33
-48.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.01 ៛4,058
$3.03 MX$57.2
-66.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.85 ៛7,403
$4.59 MX$86.8
-59.69%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kampong Cham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.75 ៛7,013
$1.42 MX$26.87
23.24%
White Bread (500g)
$1.41 ៛5,649
$1.87 MX$35.43
-24.60%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.77 ៛3,064
$1.54 MX$29.2
-50.00%
Eggs
$1.56 ៛6,223
$2.6 MX$49.21
-40.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.75 ៛59K
$8.32 MX$157
77.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.55 ៛14.2K
$8.54 MX$161
-58.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.1 ៛36.4K
$10.67 MX$202
-14.71%
Apples (1kg)
$1.95 ៛7,792
$2.66 MX$50.2
-26.69%
Banana (1kg)
$0.71 ៛2,855
$1.51 MX$28.5
-52.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.98 ៛11.9K
$1.9 MX$35.87
56.84%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.98 ៛3,933
$2.19 MX$41.45
-55.25%
Potato (1kg)
$1.27 ៛5,071
$1.78 MX$33.7
-28.65%
Onion (1kg)
$0.89 ៛3,577
$2.17 MX$41.05
-58.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.32 ៛5,274
$1.07 MX$20.14
23.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.62 ៛2,475
$1.09 MX$20.53
-43.12%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.23 ៛4,918
$4.17 MX$78.8
-70.50%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.66 ៛26.6K
$8.75 MX$165
-23.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 ៛2,132
$1.69 MX$31.91
-68.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.07 ៛8,261
$2.53 MX$47.74
-18.18%
🚌 Getting Around
Kampong Cham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.51 MX$9.59
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.97 MX$510
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.25 MX$61.4
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.73 ៛2,921
$2.49 MX$47.01
-70.68%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.95 ៛19.8K
$3.22 MX$60.8
53.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.08 ៛4,325
$1.26 MX$23.87
-14.29%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.5K ៛141.9M
$29.8K MX$564.1K
18.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.1K ៛160.4M
$23.4K MX$442.5K
71.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kampong Cham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$74.6 ៛298.3K
$84.2 MX$1,592
-11.45%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.83 ៛23.3K
$22.8 MX$431
-74.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.56 ៛78.3K
$30.04 MX$568
-34.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kampong Cham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$10.13 ៛40.5K
$51.4 MX$972
-80.29%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.28 MX$346
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.52 ៛26.1K
$4.97 MX$94.1
31.19%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kampong Cham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$398 ៛1.6M
$197 MX$3,719
102.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,495 ៛10M
$5,254 MX$99.3K
-52.52%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kampong Cham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$9.91 ៛39.7K
$35.81 MX$677
-72.33%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.05 ៛72.2K
$39.43 MX$745
-54.22%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$56 ៛223.9K
$80.9 MX$1,529
-30.79%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.94 ៛143.7K
$86.3 MX$1,631
-58.35%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kampong Cham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$407 ៛1.6M
$968 MX$18.3K
-58.01%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$126 ៛504.8K
$478 MX$9,037
-73.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$554 ៛2.2M
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-66.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$296 ៛1.2M
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-75.26%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,137 MX$59.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kampong Cham
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$805 MX$15.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18
11.42
57.62%

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Last update for Kampong Cham: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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