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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kumasi is 46.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 65.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kumasi is 25.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 67.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.79 GHS 30.23

$11.88 MX$210

-76.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.32 GHS 351

$41.90 MX$740

-22.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.58 GHS 82.3

$10.55 MX$186

-28.15%

Cappuccino

$0.87 GHS 9.45

$3.60 MX$63.5

-75.83%

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

$0.56 GHS 6.09

$1.50 MX$26.45

-62.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 GHS 2.50

$0.91 MX$16.09

-74.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.90 GHS 9.76

$3.08 MX$54.4

-70.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.55 GHS 16.83

$4.47 MX$78.8

-65.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 GHS 18.53

$1.39 MX$24.54

23.02%

White Bread (500g)

$1.44 GHS 15.63

$1.90 MX$33.47

-24.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.68 GHS 18.24

$1.60 MX$28.27

5.00%

Eggs

$2.07 GHS 22.45

$2.60 MX$45.97

-20.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.70 GHS 61.9

$8.36 MX$148

-31.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.26 GHS 46.20

$8.64 MX$152

-50.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.71 GHS 51.1

$10.91 MX$192

-56.83%

Apples (1kg)

$1.62 GHS 17.60

$2.61 MX$45.98

-37.93%

Banana (1kg)

$0.86 GHS 9.32

$1.44 MX$25.46

-40.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.79 GHS 8.58

$1.96 MX$34.55

-59.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.97 GHS 21.40

$2.12 MX$37.34

-7.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.63 GHS 17.70

$1.86 MX$32.87

-12.37%

Onion (1kg)

$1.09 GHS 11.81

$2.22 MX$39.20

-50.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.76 GHS 8.25

$1.02 MX$17.99

-25.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 GHS 5.54

$1.04 MX$18.36

-50.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$0.85 GHS 9.18

$4.05 MX$71.5

-79.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$1.21 GHS 13.07

$10.18 MX$180

-88.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.17 GHS 12.74

$1.69 MX$29.79

-30.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 GHS 21.25

$2.62 MX$46.25

-25.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.41 GHS 4.49

$0.51 MX$9.09

-19.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.46 GHS 211

$26.52 MX$468

-26.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.83 GHS 9.01

$3.15 MX$55.7

-73.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.21 GHS 13.16

$2.46 MX$43.49

-50.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.67 GHS 18.07

$3.26 MX$57.5

-48.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.10 GHS 11.92

$1.32 MX$23.36

-16.67%

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

$8,126 GHS 88.2K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-72.99%

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

$9,625 GHS 104.4K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-59.49%

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

$40.65 GHS 441

$83.5 MX$1,474

-51.33%

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

$13.16 GHS 143

$22.86 MX$404

-42.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.30 GHS 416

$30.04 MX$530

27.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.18 GHS 306

$51.9 MX$916

-45.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$9.77 GHS 106

$5.12 MX$90.4

90.82%

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

$73.0 GHS 792

$201 MX$3,541

-63.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,472 GHS 59.4K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

2.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.54 GHS 158

$35.73 MX$631

-59.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.73 GHS 203

$40.27 MX$711

-53.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$29.48 GHS 320

$79.2 MX$1,398

-62.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.74 GHS 453

$89.3 MX$1,576

-53.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$307 GHS 3,336

$730 MX$12.9K

-57.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

25.4

11.42

122.42%

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

Last update for Kumasi: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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