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

🙂 Solo nomad: Moshi is 79.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 80.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Moshi is 81.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 79.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.00 TZS 7,733

$11.85 MX$212

-74.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 MX$755

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 MX$192

Cappuccino

$3.47 MX$62.2

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

$1.45 MX$26.01

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 MX$16.16

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$54.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$79.1

Milk (1 liter)

$0.61 TZS 1,563

$1.37 MX$24.51

-55.47%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 TZS 2,045

$1.87 MX$33.51

-57.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.37 TZS 3,527

$1.54 MX$27.63

-11.04%

Eggs

$2.50 MX$44.81

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.58 TZS 22.1K

$8.61 MX$154

-0.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.94 TZS 10.2K

$8.63 MX$155

-54.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.13 TZS 8,070

$11.02 MX$197

-71.60%

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 MX$49.22

Banana (1kg)

$0.41 TZS 1,049

$1.43 MX$25.56

-71.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 TZS 3,893

$1.87 MX$33.52

-19.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.80 TZS 2,058

$2.17 MX$38.80

-63.13%

Potato (1kg)

$0.80 TZS 2,055

$1.88 MX$33.70

-57.45%

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$40.21

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$19.11

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 TZS 963

$1.07 MX$19.22

-65.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$74.4

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$185

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$30.06

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$44.46

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.41 TZS 1,050

$0.55 MX$9.93

-25.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$475

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$57.6

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$44.42

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$55.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 TZS 3,233

$1.26 MX$22.48

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

$30.7K MX$548.8K

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

$24.0K MX$430.3K

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

$117 TZS 300.7K

$82.5 MX$1,476

41.61%

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

$3.95 TZS 10.2K

$22.29 MX$399

-82.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.02 MX$537

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$921

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$327

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MX$89.2

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

$200 MX$3,580

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$94.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.99 TZS 48.9K

$35.71 MX$639

-46.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$708

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,442

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,581

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,632

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$192 TZS 493.6K

$1,184 MX$21.2K

-83.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$98.3 TZS 253.1K

$756 MX$13.5K

-87.00%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Moshi: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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