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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kampong Thom is 31.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kampong Thom is 31.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.11 ៛20.4K

$11.73 MX$222

-56.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.98 ៛119.9K

$41.52 MX$785

-27.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.2 ៛28.8K

$10.57 MX$200

-31.88%

Cappuccino

$2.6 ៛10.4K

$3.49 MX$65.9

-25.50%

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

$0.98 ៛3,924

$1.45 MX$27.33

-32.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1 ៛3,996

$0.97 MX$18.33

3.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.48 ៛5,924

$3.03 MX$57.2

-51.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.43 ៛9,717

$4.59 MX$86.8

-47.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.17 ៛8,670

$1.42 MX$26.87

52.82%

White Bread (500g)

$1.48 ៛5,921

$1.87 MX$35.43

-20.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ៛3,915

$1.54 MX$29.2

-36.36%

Eggs

$1.81 ៛7,241

$2.6 MX$49.21

-30.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.89 ៛51.6K

$8.32 MX$157

54.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.06 ៛16.2K

$8.54 MX$161

-52.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.36 ៛41.4K

$10.67 MX$202

-2.91%

Apples (1kg)

$4.38 ៛17.5K

$2.66 MX$50.2

64.66%

Banana (1kg)

$1.6 ៛6,384

$1.51 MX$28.5

5.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.82 ៛15.3K

$1.9 MX$35.87

101.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.52 ៛6,080

$2.19 MX$41.45

-30.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.71 ៛6,837

$1.78 MX$33.7

-3.93%

Onion (1kg)

$1.2 ៛4,792

$2.17 MX$41.05

-44.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.45 ៛5,792

$1.07 MX$20.14

35.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 ៛2,689

$1.09 MX$20.53

-38.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.05 ៛8,213

$4.17 MX$78.8

-50.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.04 ៛48.2K

$8.75 MX$165

37.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 ៛4,182

$1.69 MX$31.91

-37.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 ៛6,717

$2.53 MX$47.74

-33.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.59

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.97 MX$510

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 ៛4,319

$3.25 MX$61.4

-66.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.98 ៛3,911

$2.49 MX$47.01

-60.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.46 ៛17.9K

$3.22 MX$60.8

38.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ៛4,700

$1.26 MX$23.87

-7.14%

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

$49.9K ៛199.6M

$29.8K MX$564.1K

67.22%

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

$36.3K ៛145.3M

$23.4K MX$442.5K

55.19%

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

$106 ៛423.1K

$84.2 MX$1,592

25.60%

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

$6.23 ៛24.9K

$22.8 MX$431

-72.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.98 ៛91.9K

$30.04 MX$568

-23.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$972

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.28 MX$346

Cinema Ticket

$4.38 ៛17.5K

$4.97 MX$94.1

-11.87%

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

$370 ៛1.5M

$197 MX$3,719

88.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.3K ៛45.3M

$5,254 MX$99.3K

115.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.41 ៛89.7K

$35.81 MX$677

-37.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.16 ៛88.7K

$39.43 MX$745

-43.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.6 ៛358.2K

$80.9 MX$1,529

10.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.3 ៛289K

$86.3 MX$1,631

-16.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$968 MX$18.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 MX$9,037

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,631 MX$30.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,197 MX$22.6K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,137 MX$59.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,586 MX$143.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$805 MX$15.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.3

11.42

-9.81%

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

Last update for Kampong Thom: November 4, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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