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

🙂 Solo nomad: Molo is 39.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 59.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Molo is 25.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.37 KES 695

$11.99 MX$227

-55.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.31 KES 4,952

$42.47 MX$803

-9.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.89 KES 890

$10.47 MX$198

-34.19%

Cappuccino

$2.4 KES 310

$3.6 MX$68.2

-33.33%

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

$0.71 KES 92.3

$1.44 MX$27.16

-50.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 KES 69.9

$0.89 MX$16.79

-39.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.26 KES 292

$3.09 MX$58.5

-26.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 KES 376

$4.58 MX$86.6

-36.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 119

$1.38 MX$26.04

-33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 KES 74.5

$1.85 MX$34.9

-68.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 KES 204

$1.57 MX$29.68

0.64%

Eggs

$1.64 KES 212

$2.55 MX$48.3

-35.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.59 KES 1,497

$8.61 MX$163

34.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.58 KES 851

$8.54 MX$161

-22.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.45 KES 704

$10.98 MX$208

-50.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.07 KES 396

$2.72 MX$51.4

12.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.51 MX$28.57

-31.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 KES 270

$1.88 MX$35.63

11.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1 KES 129

$2.19 MX$41.42

-54.34%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 KES 132

$1.87 MX$35.3

-45.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.15 KES 149

$2.19 MX$41.37

-47.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 83.5

$1.07 MX$20.23

-39.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 KES 106

$1.09 MX$20.64

-24.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3 KES 388

$3.96 MX$74.9

-24.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.45 KES 1,479

$8.86 MX$167

29.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.27 KES 293

$1.72 MX$32.53

31.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 KES 353

$2.61 MX$49.37

4.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 MX$9.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 KES 203

$3.24 MX$61.2

-51.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 KES 201

$2.38 MX$44.94

-34.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.98 KES 385

$3.11 MX$58.7

-4.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.56 KES 202

$1.31 MX$24.85

19.08%

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

$21.6K KES 2.8M

$30.3K MX$573K

-28.77%

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

$19.7K KES 2.5M

$24K MX$453.6K

-17.89%

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

$34.87 KES 4,507

$84.2 MX$1,592

-58.61%

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

$17.04 KES 2,202

$22.14 MX$419

-23.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.68 KES 5,129

$30.14 MX$570

31.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52 MX$983

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$6.04 KES 780

$5.07 MX$95.9

19.13%

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

$201 KES 26K

$200 MX$3,787

0.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,925 KES 1M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

48.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.99 KES 2,325

$35.74 MX$676

-49.66%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.78 KES 3,073

$39.8 MX$753

-40.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.8 KES 8,370

$79 MX$1,493

-17.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.7 KES 7,328

$88.4 MX$1,671

-35.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$965 MX$18.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$474 MX$8,968

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,653 MX$31.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,202 MX$22.7K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$382 KES 49.3K

$792 MX$15K

-51.81%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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