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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ndola is 28.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 42% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ndola is 33.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 9.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.02 ZMW 161

$11.58 MX$212

-39.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.29 ZMW 580

$42 MX$769

-39.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.51 ZMW 80.4

$10.5 MX$192

-66.57%

Cappuccino

$2.01 ZMW 46.01

$3.43 MX$62.8

-41.40%

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

$0.37 ZMW 8.51

$1.49 MX$27.34

-75.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ZMW 3.58

$0.94 MX$17.27

-82.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.88 ZMW 20.19

$3.08 MX$56.3

-71.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.75 ZMW 40.13

$4.37 MX$79.9

-59.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 ZMW 29.42

$1.39 MX$25.44

-7.91%

White Bread (500g)

$0.76 ZMW 17.42

$1.85 MX$33.81

-58.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 ZMW 36.15

$1.58 MX$28.88

Eggs

$1.31 ZMW 30.06

$2.51 MX$46

-47.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.89 ZMW 181

$8.26 MX$151

-4.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.83 ZMW 87.7

$8.7 MX$159

-55.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.67 ZMW 107

$10.73 MX$196

-56.48%

Apples (1kg)

$1.23 ZMW 28.14

$2.61 MX$47.74

-52.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.64 ZMW 37.61

$1.49 MX$27.28

10.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.79 ZMW 64

$1.95 MX$35.72

43.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.13 ZMW 25.81

$2.09 MX$38.26

-45.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 ZMW 43.08

$1.81 MX$33.05

3.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 ZMW 30.6

$2.16 MX$39.62

-37.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.93 ZMW 21.22

$1.03 MX$18.85

-9.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ZMW 12

$1.08 MX$19.7

-51.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.53 ZMW 58.1

$4.14 MX$75.9

-38.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.81 ZMW 156

$8.88 MX$163

-23.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 ZMW 24.9

$1.67 MX$30.64

-34.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.51 ZMW 34.57

$2.53 MX$46.31

-40.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 ZMW 12.61

$0.51 MX$9.27

7.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.84 ZMW 42.17

$3.26 MX$59.7

-43.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.51 MX$45.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.99 ZMW 206

$3.12 MX$57.2

188.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ZMW 28.41

$1.31 MX$23.96

-5.34%

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

$7,962 ZMW 182.5K

$30.9K MX$565K

-74.20%

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

$28.8K ZMW 659.6K

$23.9K MX$436.9K

20.57%

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

$92.7 ZMW 2,124

$83 MX$1,520

11.60%

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

$35.98 ZMW 825

$22.59 MX$414

59.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$128 ZMW 2,927

$29.51 MX$540

332.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 MX$944

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$4.25 ZMW 97.3

$4.9 MX$89.7

-13.27%

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

$177 ZMW 4,056

$200 MX$3,668

-11.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,536 ZMW 218.6K

$5,179 MX$94.8K

84.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.09 ZMW 438

$36.41 MX$667

-47.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.04 ZMW 390

$39.91 MX$731

-57.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.8 ZMW 1,967

$79.9 MX$1,462

7.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.1 ZMW 1,675

$87.7 MX$1,605

-16.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$127 ZMW 2,908

$983 MX$18K

-87.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$111 ZMW 2,534

$470 MX$8,612

-76.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 ZMW 6,193

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-83.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,522 ZMW 34.9K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

27.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

118.91%

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

Last update for Ndola: December 1, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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