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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ndola is 23.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ndola is 37.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 10% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.25 ZMW 139

$11.85 MX$209

-38.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.56 ZMW 470

$42.16 MX$744

-41.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.64 ZMW 69.7

$10.75 MX$190

-66.14%

Cappuccino

$1.97 ZMW 37.63

$3.47 MX$61.3

-43.23%

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

$0.35 ZMW 6.67

$1.45 MX$25.65

-75.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 ZMW 3.92

$0.90 MX$15.93

-77.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.92 ZMW 17.64

$3.05 MX$53.9

-69.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 ZMW 33.94

$4.42 MX$77.9

-59.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.30 ZMW 24.79

$1.37 MX$24.17

-5.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 ZMW 15.03

$1.87 MX$33.05

-57.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 ZMW 30.30

$1.54 MX$27.25

2.60%

Eggs

$1.33 ZMW 25.37

$2.50 MX$44.18

-46.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.75 ZMW 148

$8.61 MX$152

-9.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ZMW 72.8

$8.63 MX$152

-55.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.59 ZMW 87.9

$11.02 MX$195

-58.35%

Apples (1kg)

$1.23 ZMW 23.47

$2.75 MX$48.53

-55.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ZMW 31.25

$1.43 MX$25.21

13.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.69 ZMW 51.4

$1.87 MX$33.05

43.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.13 ZMW 21.56

$2.17 MX$38.26

-47.93%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 ZMW 36.40

$1.88 MX$33.23

1.06%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 ZMW 25.59

$2.25 MX$39.65

-40.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 ZMW 17.92

$1.07 MX$18.85

-12.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ZMW 9.32

$1.07 MX$18.95

-54.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.54 ZMW 48.50

$4.15 MX$73.3

-38.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$182

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 ZMW 21.68

$1.68 MX$29.64

-32.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 ZMW 30.29

$2.48 MX$43.84

-36.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 ZMW 9.91

$0.55 MX$9.80

-5.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.77 ZMW 33.85

$3.22 MX$56.8

-45.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$43.80

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.13 ZMW 175

$3.11 MX$54.9

193.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ZMW 22.59

$1.26 MX$22.16

-6.35%

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

$8,146 ZMW 155.8K

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-73.43%

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

$28.5K ZMW 544.6K

$24.0K MX$424.3K

18.42%

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

$92.4 ZMW 1,768

$82.5 MX$1,456

12.05%

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

$36.82 ZMW 704

$22.29 MX$393

65.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$127 ZMW 2,438

$30.02 MX$530

324.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$4.09 ZMW 78.3

$4.98 MX$88.0

-17.87%

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

$174 ZMW 3,324

$200 MX$3,530

-13.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,579 ZMW 183.2K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

80.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.62 ZMW 356

$35.71 MX$630

-47.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.78 ZMW 321

$39.56 MX$698

-57.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.7 ZMW 1,640

$80.6 MX$1,422

6.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.1 ZMW 1,399

$88.3 MX$1,559

-17.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$127 ZMW 2,435

$969 MX$17.1K

-86.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$110 ZMW 2,096

$482 MX$8,511

-77.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 ZMW 5,265

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-82.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,475 ZMW 28.2K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

24.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$600 ZMW 11.5K

$756 MX$13.4K

-20.70%

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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