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

😐 Solo nomad: Kobe is 9.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 0.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Kobe is 26.1% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.54 ¥1,328

$11.58 MX$212

-26.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.88 ¥4,336

$42 MX$769

-33.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.99 ¥776

$10.5 MX$192

-52.48%

Cappuccino

$2.97 ¥462

$3.43 MX$62.8

-13.41%

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

$1 ¥155

$1.49 MX$27.34

-32.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 ¥116

$0.94 MX$17.27

-20.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.4 ¥374

$3.08 MX$56.3

-22.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.07 ¥478

$4.37 MX$79.9

-29.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 ¥252

$1.39 MX$25.44

16.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 ¥193

$1.85 MX$33.81

-32.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.87 ¥757

$1.58 MX$28.88

208.23%

Eggs

$1.62 ¥252

$2.51 MX$46

-35.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.91 ¥2,164

$8.26 MX$151

68.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.74 ¥1,203

$8.7 MX$159

-11.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.72 ¥2,446

$10.73 MX$196

46.51%

Apples (1kg)

$8.78 ¥1,366

$2.61 MX$47.74

236.40%

Banana (1kg)

$2.81 ¥437

$1.49 MX$27.28

88.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.98 ¥774

$1.95 MX$35.72

155.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$9.56 ¥1,487

$2.09 MX$38.26

357.42%

Potato (1kg)

$3.96 ¥616

$1.81 MX$33.05

118.78%

Onion (1kg)

$2.59 ¥403

$2.16 MX$39.62

19.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 ¥213

$1.03 MX$18.85

33.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.36 ¥211

$1.08 MX$19.7

25.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.57 ¥556

$4.14 MX$75.9

-13.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.67 ¥1,504

$8.88 MX$163

8.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.83 ¥439

$1.67 MX$30.64

69.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.3 ¥357

$2.53 MX$46.31

-9.09%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ¥223

$0.51 MX$9.27

180.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.48 ¥5,830

$26.68 MX$488

40.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.41 ¥530

$3.26 MX$59.7

4.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ¥210

$2.51 MX$45.94

-46.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.31 ¥2,692

$3.12 MX$57.2

454.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ¥193

$1.31 MX$23.96

-5.34%

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

$22.1K ¥3.4M

$30.9K MX$565K

-28.39%

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

$14.7K ¥2.3M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

-38.38%

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

$140 ¥21.7K

$83 MX$1,520

68.34%

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

$26.74 ¥4,160

$22.59 MX$414

18.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.55 ¥5,219

$29.51 MX$540

13.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.74 ¥7,581

$51.6 MX$944

-5.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.04 ¥3,273

$18.42 MX$337

14.22%

Cinema Ticket

$12.26 ¥1,908

$4.9 MX$89.7

150.20%

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

$356 ¥55.3K

$200 MX$3,668

77.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.3K ¥1.8M

$5,179 MX$94.8K

118.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.06 ¥7,164

$36.41 MX$667

26.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.7 ¥4,930

$39.91 MX$731

-20.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.5 ¥6,299

$79.9 MX$1,462

-49.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.04 ¥7,627

$87.7 MX$1,605

-44.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$487 ¥75.8K

$983 MX$18K

-50.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$312 ¥48.5K

$470 MX$8,612

-33.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$684 ¥106.3K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-57.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$600 ¥93.4K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-49.51%

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)

$1,622 ¥252.3K

$724 MX$13.2K

124.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.78

11.42

-84.41%

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

Last update for Kobe: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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