Cost of Living Comparison Between Kyzyl-Kiya and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Kyzyl-Kiya and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Kyzyl-Kiya is 76.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 84.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kyzyl-Kiya is 74.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 85.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kyzyl-Kiya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.77 KGS 242
$11.99 MX$227
-76.90%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$42.47 MX$803
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$10.47 MX$198
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Cappuccino
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$3.6 MX$68.2
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 KGS 30.83
$1.44 MX$27.16
-75.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 KGS 13.05
$0.89 MX$16.79
-83.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$3.09 MX$58.5
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$4.58 MX$86.6
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kyzyl-Kiya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.77 KGS 67.4
$1.38 MX$26.04
-44.20%
White Bread (500g)
$0.32 KGS 28.37
$1.85 MX$34.9
-82.70%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.8 KGS 157
$1.57 MX$29.68
14.65%
Eggs
$1.34 KGS 117
$2.55 MX$48.3
-47.45%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$8.61 MX$163
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.06 KGS 180
$8.54 MX$161
-75.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.83 KGS 597
$10.98 MX$208
-37.80%
Apples (1kg)
$0.55 KGS 48.49
$2.72 MX$51.4
-79.78%
Banana (1kg)
$3.45 KGS 302
$1.51 MX$28.57
128.48%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.33 KGS 116
$1.88 MX$35.63
-29.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.44 KGS 38.7
$2.19 MX$41.42
-79.91%
Potato (1kg)
$0.84 KGS 73.2
$1.87 MX$35.3
-55.08%
Onion (1kg)
$1.03 KGS 89.9
$2.19 MX$41.37
-52.97%
Lettuce (1 head)
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$1.07 MX$20.23
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 KGS 45.9
$1.09 MX$20.64
-51.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$3.96 MX$74.9
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Wine (Bottle)
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$8.86 MX$167
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.72 MX$32.53
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.61 MX$49.37
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🚌 Getting Around
Kyzyl-Kiya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.32 KGS 28.28
$0.52 MX$9.74
-38.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$26.59 MX$503
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
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$3.24 MX$61.2
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$2.38 MX$44.94
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$3.11 MX$58.7
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Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.69 KGS 60.6
$1.31 MX$24.85
-47.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$30.3K MX$573K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$24K MX$453.6K
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kyzyl-Kiya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$84.2 MX$1,592
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$2.5 KGS 219
$22.14 MX$419
-88.71%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.49 KGS 1,004
$30.14 MX$570
-61.88%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kyzyl-Kiya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.14 KGS 3,510
$52 MX$983
-22.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$18.72 MX$354
-
Cinema Ticket
$1.68 KGS 147
$5.07 MX$95.9
-66.86%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kyzyl-Kiya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$200 MX$3,787
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International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$5,333 MX$100.8K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kyzyl-Kiya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$35.74 MX$676
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$39.8 MX$753
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
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$79 MX$1,493
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
$34.22 KGS 2,992
$88.4 MX$1,671
-61.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kyzyl-Kiya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$965 MX$18.3K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$474 MX$8,968
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$1,653 MX$31.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
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$1,202 MX$22.7K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$394 KGS 34.4K
$3,081 MX$58.3K
-87.23%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$341 KGS 29.8K
$7,529 MX$142.3K
-95.47%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kyzyl-Kiya
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$437 KGS 38.2K
$792 MX$15K
-44.84%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.42
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Last update for Kyzyl-Kiya: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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