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

🙂 Solo nomad: Molo is 26.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Molo is 39% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 59.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.36 KES 692

$11.85 MX$208

-54.77%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.40 KES 4,962

$42.16 MX$742

-8.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.67 KES 862

$10.75 MX$189

-37.95%

Cappuccino

$2.39 KES 309

$3.47 MX$61.1

-31.12%

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

$0.76 KES 97.9

$1.45 MX$25.56

-47.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.50 KES 64.2

$0.90 MX$15.88

-44.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.31 KES 298

$3.05 MX$53.7

-24.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.86 KES 369

$4.42 MX$77.7

-35.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.87 KES 112

$1.37 MX$24.09

-36.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 KES 69.7

$1.87 MX$32.93

-71.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 KES 212

$1.54 MX$27.15

6.49%

Eggs

$1.68 KES 217

$2.50 MX$44.03

-32.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.40 KES 1,474

$8.61 MX$151

32.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.54 KES 845

$8.63 MX$152

-24.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.57 KES 720

$11.02 MX$194

-49.46%

Apples (1kg)

$3.14 KES 405

$2.75 MX$48.36

14.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 KES 141

$1.43 MX$25.12

-23.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.17 KES 280

$1.87 MX$32.94

16.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.02 KES 131

$2.17 MX$38.13

-53.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.07 KES 138

$1.88 MX$33.12

-43.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 152

$2.25 MX$39.51

-48.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 83.7

$1.07 MX$18.78

-39.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 KES 103

$1.07 MX$18.88

-25.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.17 KES 410

$4.15 MX$73.1

-23.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.73 KES 1,515

$10.34 MX$182

13.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.27 KES 293

$1.68 MX$29.54

35.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 KES 353

$2.48 MX$43.69

10.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.76

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$467

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 KES 203

$3.22 MX$56.6

-51.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 KES 202

$2.48 MX$43.65

-37.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.94 KES 380

$3.11 MX$54.7

-5.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.51 KES 196

$1.26 MX$22.09

19.84%

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

$21.3K KES 2.8M

$30.7K MX$539.3K

-30.43%

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

$19.7K KES 2.5M

$24.0K MX$422.8K

-18.04%

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

$34.44 KES 4,450

$82.5 MX$1,451

-58.24%

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

$16.68 KES 2,155

$22.29 MX$392

-25.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.46 KES 5,099

$30.02 MX$528

31.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$905

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$322

Cinema Ticket

$6.30 KES 814

$4.98 MX$87.7

26.51%

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

$202 KES 26.1K

$200 MX$3,518

0.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,052 KES 1.0M

$5,304 MX$93.3K

51.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.40 KES 2,377

$35.71 MX$628

-48.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.42 KES 3,155

$39.56 MX$696

-38.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.5 KES 8,464

$80.6 MX$1,417

-18.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.9 KES 7,223

$88.3 MX$1,554

-36.71%

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)

$381 KES 49.2K

$756 MX$13.3K

-49.69%

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 Molo: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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