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

🙂 Solo nomad: Meru is 30.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 62% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Meru is 37.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 62.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.36 KES 693

$11.85 MX$208

-54.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.28 KES 4,947

$42.16 MX$742

-9.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.76 KES 874

$10.75 MX$189

-37.12%

Cappuccino

$2.35 KES 303

$3.47 MX$61.1

-32.28%

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

$0.76 KES 98.3

$1.45 MX$25.56

-47.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.50 KES 65.2

$0.90 MX$15.88

-44.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.33 KES 302

$3.05 MX$53.7

-23.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 KES 385

$4.42 MX$77.7

-32.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.87 KES 112

$1.37 MX$24.09

-36.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.41 KES 52.6

$1.87 MX$32.93

-78.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 KES 144

$1.54 MX$27.15

-27.92%

Eggs

$1.44 KES 186

$2.50 MX$44.03

-42.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.59 KES 1,498

$8.61 MX$151

34.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.82 KES 881

$8.63 MX$152

-20.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.07 KES 656

$11.02 MX$194

-53.99%

Apples (1kg)

$3.03 KES 392

$2.75 MX$48.36

10.18%

Banana (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.9

$1.43 MX$25.12

-48.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.87 MX$32.94

-57.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 103

$2.17 MX$38.13

-63.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 KES 133

$1.88 MX$33.12

-45.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 KES 128

$2.25 MX$39.51

-56.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 KES 31.17

$1.07 MX$18.78

-77.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 KES 58.1

$1.07 MX$18.88

-57.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.06 KES 395

$4.15 MX$73.1

-26.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.47 KES 1,482

$10.34 MX$182

10.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.22 KES 287

$1.68 MX$29.54

32.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 KES 346

$2.48 MX$43.69

8.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.76

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$467

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 195

$3.22 MX$56.6

-53.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.50 KES 193

$2.48 MX$43.65

-39.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 KES 370

$3.11 MX$54.7

-8.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 KES 133

$1.26 MX$22.09

-18.25%

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

$21.5K KES 2.8M

$30.7K MX$539.3K

-29.83%

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

$20.3K KES 2.6M

$24.0K MX$422.8K

-15.64%

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

$33.85 KES 4,374

$82.5 MX$1,451

-58.96%

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

$16.52 KES 2,135

$22.29 MX$392

-25.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.40 KES 5,091

$30.02 MX$528

31.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$905

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$322

Cinema Ticket

$6.06 KES 783

$4.98 MX$87.7

21.69%

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

$204 KES 26.3K

$200 MX$3,518

1.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,107 KES 1.0M

$5,304 MX$93.3K

52.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.06 KES 2,334

$35.71 MX$628

-49.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.69 KES 3,062

$39.56 MX$696

-40.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.3 KES 8,304

$80.6 MX$1,417

-20.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.3 KES 7,271

$88.3 MX$1,554

-36.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,482

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$114.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

11.42

29.95%

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

Last update for Meru: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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