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

🙂 Solo nomad: Molo is 41.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Molo is 12.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.36 KES 692

$11.88 MX$210

-54.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.56 KES 4,974

$41.90 MX$740

-7.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.00 KES 903

$10.55 MX$186

-33.65%

Cappuccino

$2.49 KES 321

$3.60 MX$63.5

-30.83%

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

$0.75 KES 97.0

$1.50 MX$26.45

-50.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.50 KES 64.2

$0.91 MX$16.09

-45.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 KES 305

$3.08 MX$54.4

-23.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 KES 364

$4.47 MX$78.8

-36.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 KES 113

$1.39 MX$24.54

-36.69%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.6

$1.90 MX$33.47

-72.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.66 KES 214

$1.60 MX$28.27

3.75%

Eggs

$1.63 KES 211

$2.60 MX$45.97

-37.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.67 KES 1,505

$8.36 MX$148

39.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.94 KES 895

$8.64 MX$152

-19.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.58 KES 719

$10.91 MX$192

-48.85%

Apples (1kg)

$3.07 KES 397

$2.61 MX$45.98

17.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.08 KES 140

$1.44 MX$25.46

-25.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.07 KES 267

$1.96 MX$34.55

5.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 KES 135

$2.12 MX$37.34

-50.47%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.86 MX$32.87

-44.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 151

$2.22 MX$39.20

-47.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 83.7

$1.02 MX$17.99

-36.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 KES 96.3

$1.04 MX$18.36

-27.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.16 KES 408

$4.05 MX$71.5

-21.98%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.67 KES 1,506

$10.18 MX$180

14.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.26 KES 291

$1.69 MX$29.79

33.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 KES 352

$2.62 MX$46.25

4.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 KES 202

$3.15 MX$55.7

-50.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.50 KES 194

$2.46 MX$43.49

-39.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.97 KES 383

$3.26 MX$57.5

-8.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.52 KES 196

$1.32 MX$23.36

15.15%

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

$21.3K KES 2.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-29.27%

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

$20.4K KES 2.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-14.22%

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

$34.68 KES 4,474

$83.5 MX$1,474

-58.48%

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

$16.70 KES 2,155

$22.86 MX$404

-26.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.68 KES 5,119

$30.04 MX$530

32.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.10 KES 786

$5.12 MX$90.4

19.14%

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

$204 KES 26.4K

$201 MX$3,541

1.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,160 KES 1.1M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

53.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.32 KES 2,364

$35.73 MX$631

-48.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.01 KES 3,097

$40.27 MX$711

-40.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.8 KES 8,482

$79.2 MX$1,398

-16.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.4 KES 7,401

$89.3 MX$1,576

-35.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$381 KES 49.2K

$730 MX$12.9K

-47.78%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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