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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kasserine is 50.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kasserine is 51.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 66.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kasserine
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.71 TND 4.96
$11.73 MX$222
-85.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.73 TND 31.22
$41.52 MX$785
-74.16%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.04 TND 14.67
$10.57 MX$200
-52.32%
Cappuccino
$0.78 TND 2.28
$3.49 MX$65.9
-77.65%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.62 TND 1.82
$1.45 MX$27.33
-57.24%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.19 TND 0.56
$0.97 MX$18.33
-80.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.88 TND 2.57
$3.03 MX$57.2
-70.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1 TND 2.92
$4.59 MX$86.8
-78.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kasserine
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.49 TND 1.43
$1.42 MX$26.87
-65.49%
White Bread (500g)
$0.09 TND 0.25
$1.87 MX$35.43
-95.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.22 TND 3.54
$1.54 MX$29.2
-20.78%
Eggs
$1.48 TND 4.3
$2.6 MX$49.21
-43.08%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.42 TND 30.31
$8.32 MX$157
25.24%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.51 TND 7.29
$8.54 MX$161
-70.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.74 TND 39.98
$10.67 MX$202
28.77%
Apples (1kg)
$2.08 TND 6.04
$2.66 MX$50.2
-21.80%
Banana (1kg)
$3.58 TND 10.41
$1.51 MX$28.5
137.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.17 TND 3.41
$1.9 MX$35.87
-38.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.76 TND 2.2
$2.19 MX$41.45
-65.30%
Potato (1kg)
$0.7 TND 2.03
$1.78 MX$33.7
-60.67%
Onion (1kg)
$0.6 TND 1.74
$2.17 MX$41.05
-72.35%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.43 TND 1.25
$1.07 MX$20.14
-59.81%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.26 TND 0.76
$1.09 MX$20.53
-76.15%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.47 TND 10.11
$4.17 MX$78.8
-16.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.71 TND 19.53
$8.75 MX$165
-23.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 TND 3.87
$1.69 MX$31.91
-21.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 TND 4.69
$2.53 MX$47.74
-36.36%
🚌 Getting Around
Kasserine
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.17 TND 0.49
$0.51 MX$9.59
-66.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$10.29 TND 29.93
$26.97 MX$510
-61.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.23 TND 0.67
$3.25 MX$61.4
-92.92%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.31 TND 0.89
$2.49 MX$47.01
-87.55%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.45 TND 10.04
$3.22 MX$60.8
7.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.78 TND 2.27
$1.26 MX$23.87
-38.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.7K TND 112.6K
$29.8K MX$564.1K
29.71%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.1K TND 107.9K
$23.4K MX$442.5K
58.43%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kasserine
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$57.4 TND 167
$84.2 MX$1,592
-31.80%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.68 TND 25.26
$22.8 MX$431
-61.93%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.77 TND 48.81
$30.04 MX$568
-44.17%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kasserine
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$20.72 TND 60.3
$51.4 MX$972
-59.68%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.95 TND 37.69
$18.28 MX$346
-29.16%
Cinema Ticket
$5.29 TND 15.4
$4.97 MX$94.1
6.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kasserine
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$20.18 TND 58.7
$197 MX$3,719
-89.74%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,285 TND 9,559
$5,254 MX$99.3K
-37.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kasserine
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$45.5 TND 132
$35.81 MX$677
27.06%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.91 TND 89.9
$39.43 MX$745
-21.61%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$41.14 TND 120
$80.9 MX$1,529
-49.14%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$51.2 TND 149
$86.3 MX$1,631
-40.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kasserine
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$102 TND 296
$968 MX$18.3K
-89.51%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$66.5 TND 194
$478 MX$9,037
-86.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$172 TND 501
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-89.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$119 TND 346
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-90.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$948 TND 2,758
$3,137 MX$59.3K
-69.78%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kasserine
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$303 TND 881
$805 MX$15.2K
-62.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.96
11.42
-4.03%

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Last update for Kasserine: November 4, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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