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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mbeya is 55.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 65.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mbeya is 58.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 70.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.85 MX$209

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.09 TZS 58.5K

$42.16 MX$744

-45.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.66 TZS 19.4K

$10.75 MX$190

-28.74%

Cappuccino

$1.58 TZS 4,004

$3.47 MX$61.3

-54.47%

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

$0.41 TZS 1,033

$1.45 MX$25.65

-71.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.41 TZS 1,031

$0.90 MX$15.93

-54.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.79 TZS 2,004

$3.05 MX$53.9

-74.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$77.9

Milk (1 liter)

$0.56 TZS 1,430

$1.37 MX$24.17

-59.12%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 TZS 2,545

$1.87 MX$33.05

-46.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.94 TZS 2,383

$1.54 MX$27.25

-38.96%

Eggs

$2.35 TZS 5,961

$2.50 MX$44.18

-6.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.82 TZS 9,687

$8.61 MX$152

-55.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 TZS 9,597

$8.63 MX$152

-56.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.47 TZS 8,779

$11.02 MX$195

-68.51%

Apples (1kg)

$1.18 TZS 2,984

$2.75 MX$48.53

-57.09%

Banana (1kg)

$0.78 TZS 1,986

$1.43 MX$25.21

-45.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.01 TZS 2,559

$1.87 MX$33.05

-45.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.76 TZS 1,921

$2.17 MX$38.26

-64.98%

Potato (1kg)

$1.00 TZS 2,534

$1.88 MX$33.23

-46.81%

Onion (1kg)

$0.74 TZS 1,873

$2.25 MX$39.65

-67.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 TZS 1,427

$1.07 MX$18.85

-47.66%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 TZS 1,864

$1.07 MX$18.95

-30.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.18 TZS 2,981

$4.15 MX$73.3

-71.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.83 TZS 9,710

$10.34 MX$182

-62.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 TZS 1,875

$1.68 MX$29.64

-55.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.17 TZS 2,969

$2.48 MX$43.84

-52.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 TZS 948

$0.55 MX$9.80

-32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.18 TZS 2,986

$3.22 MX$56.8

-63.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.74 TZS 4,399

$2.48 MX$43.80

-29.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.74 TZS 6,936

$3.11 MX$54.9

-11.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 TZS 3,209

$1.26 MX$22.16

0.79%

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

$30.7K MX$541.1K

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

$24.0K MX$424.3K

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

$24.42 TZS 61.8K

$82.5 MX$1,456

-70.39%

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

$19.50 TZS 49.4K

$22.29 MX$393

-12.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$47.04 TZS 119.2K

$30.02 MX$530

56.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.60 TZS 97.8K

$51.4 MX$908

-24.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$9.58 TZS 24.3K

$4.98 MX$88.0

92.37%

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

$191 TZS 483.5K

$200 MX$3,530

-4.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,143 TZS 2.9M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-78.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.74 TZS 29.7K

$35.71 MX$630

-67.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$9.89 TZS 25.1K

$39.56 MX$698

-75.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.45 TZS 49.3K

$80.6 MX$1,422

-75.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.87 TZS 68.1K

$88.3 MX$1,559

-69.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 TZS 293.5K

$969 MX$17.1K

-88.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.6 TZS 194.1K

$482 MX$8,511

-84.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$191 TZS 483.4K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-88.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 TZS 296.4K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-90.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$196 TZS 496.6K

$756 MX$13.4K

-74.08%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

13.84%

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

Last update for Mbeya: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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