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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lome is 29.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 16.3% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lome is 10.5% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 35.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.13 F CFA 1,205

$11.88 MX$210

-82.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.24 F CFA 17.7K

$41.90 MX$740

-25.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.15 F CFA 2,909

$10.55 MX$186

-51.18%

Cappuccino

$5.69 F CFA 3,214

$3.60 MX$63.5

58.06%

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

$3.44 F CFA 1,942

$1.50 MX$26.45

129.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 F CFA 608

$0.91 MX$16.09

18.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.84 F CFA 473

$3.08 MX$54.4

-72.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.80 F CFA 1,017

$4.47 MX$78.8

-59.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.50 F CFA 1,411

$1.39 MX$24.54

79.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.30 F CFA 736

$1.90 MX$33.47

-31.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.80 F CFA 1,016

$1.60 MX$28.27

12.50%

Eggs

$2.08 F CFA 1,178

$2.60 MX$45.97

-20.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.00 F CFA 7,914

$8.36 MX$148

67.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.56 F CFA 4,840

$8.64 MX$152

-0.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.28 F CFA 5,245

$10.91 MX$192

-14.94%

Apples (1kg)

$2.73 F CFA 1,541

$2.61 MX$45.98

4.60%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 F CFA 810

$1.44 MX$25.46

-0.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.61 F CFA 1,476

$1.96 MX$34.55

33.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.56 F CFA 1,449

$2.12 MX$37.34

20.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.71 F CFA 968

$1.86 MX$32.87

-8.06%

Onion (1kg)

$1.67 F CFA 944

$2.22 MX$39.20

-24.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.55 F CFA 311

$1.02 MX$17.99

-46.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 F CFA 491

$1.04 MX$18.36

-16.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.38 F CFA 779

$4.05 MX$71.5

-65.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.09 F CFA 2,875

$10.18 MX$180

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.37 F CFA 775

$1.69 MX$29.79

-18.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.55 F CFA 873

$2.62 MX$46.25

-40.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.33 F CFA 189

$0.51 MX$9.09

-35.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$53.4 F CFA 30.2K

$26.52 MX$468

101.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.02 F CFA 1,140

$3.15 MX$55.7

-35.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.68 F CFA 382

$2.46 MX$43.49

-72.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.21 F CFA 2,945

$3.26 MX$57.5

59.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 F CFA 702

$1.32 MX$23.36

-6.06%

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

$14.0K F CFA 7.9M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-53.34%

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

$25.5K F CFA 14.4M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

7.27%

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

$178 F CFA 100.7K

$83.5 MX$1,474

113.41%

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

$21.68 F CFA 12.3K

$22.86 MX$404

-5.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.42 F CFA 25.1K

$30.04 MX$530

47.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.7 F CFA 28.6K

$51.9 MX$916

-2.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.59 F CFA 4,857

$18.30 MX$323

-53.06%

Cinema Ticket

$4.43 F CFA 2,501

$5.12 MX$90.4

-13.48%

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

$177 F CFA 100.2K

$201 MX$3,541

-11.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,232 F CFA 3.0M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-1.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.75 F CFA 14.0K

$35.73 MX$631

-30.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.88 F CFA 15.2K

$40.27 MX$711

-33.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.81 F CFA 23.1K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-48.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$97.0 F CFA 54.8K

$89.3 MX$1,576

8.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$366 F CFA 206.7K

$947 MX$16.7K

-61.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$221 F CFA 124.7K

$483 MX$8,525

-54.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$763 F CFA 431.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-52.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$296 F CFA 167.1K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-75.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,785 F CFA 1.0M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-55.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$889 F CFA 502.5K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-86.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$269 F CFA 152.0K

$730 MX$12.9K

-63.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-29.95%

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

Last update for Lome: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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