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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ndola is 35.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ndola is 28.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 13.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.42 ZMW 148

$11.88 MX$210

-37.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.86 ZMW 497

$41.90 MX$740

-40.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.63 ZMW 72.4

$10.55 MX$186

-65.59%

Cappuccino

$2.03 ZMW 40.48

$3.60 MX$63.5

-43.61%

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

$0.38 ZMW 7.50

$1.50 MX$26.45

-74.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ZMW 3.38

$0.91 MX$16.09

-81.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.95 ZMW 18.89

$3.08 MX$54.4

-69.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.84 ZMW 36.82

$4.47 MX$78.8

-58.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 ZMW 25.61

$1.39 MX$24.54

-7.91%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 ZMW 15.06

$1.90 MX$33.47

-60.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 ZMW 31.97

$1.60 MX$28.27

Eggs

$1.28 ZMW 25.50

$2.60 MX$45.97

-50.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.79 ZMW 156

$8.36 MX$148

-6.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.92 ZMW 78.3

$8.64 MX$152

-54.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.54 ZMW 90.7

$10.91 MX$192

-58.39%

Apples (1kg)

$1.30 ZMW 25.92

$2.61 MX$45.98

-50.19%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ZMW 32.15

$1.44 MX$25.46

11.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.76 ZMW 55.1

$1.96 MX$34.55

40.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.16 ZMW 23.12

$2.12 MX$37.34

-45.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 ZMW 36.57

$1.86 MX$32.87

-1.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 ZMW 27.70

$2.22 MX$39.20

-37.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.93 ZMW 18.59

$1.02 MX$17.99

-8.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ZMW 9.65

$1.04 MX$18.36

-53.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.44 ZMW 48.72

$4.05 MX$71.5

-39.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.10 ZMW 21.90

$1.69 MX$29.79

-34.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.55 ZMW 30.99

$2.62 MX$46.25

-40.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.53 ZMW 10.55

$0.51 MX$9.09

3.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.86 ZMW 37.07

$3.15 MX$55.7

-40.95%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.31 ZMW 186

$3.26 MX$57.5

185.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ZMW 23.58

$1.32 MX$23.36

-10.61%

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

$8,015 ZMW 160.1K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-73.36%

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

$29.1K ZMW 581.7K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

22.54%

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

$91.8 ZMW 1,835

$83.5 MX$1,474

9.94%

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

$36.76 ZMW 734

$22.86 MX$404

60.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$124 ZMW 2,481

$30.04 MX$530

313.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$4.23 ZMW 84.5

$5.12 MX$90.4

-17.38%

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

$178 ZMW 3,549

$201 MX$3,541

-11.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,602 ZMW 191.9K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

80.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.91 ZMW 378

$35.73 MX$631

-47.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.15 ZMW 343

$40.27 MX$711

-57.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.8 ZMW 1,715

$79.2 MX$1,398

8.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.9 ZMW 1,457

$89.3 MX$1,576

-18.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$127 ZMW 2,535

$947 MX$16.7K

-86.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 ZMW 2,145

$483 MX$8,525

-77.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 ZMW 5,489

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-82.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,528 ZMW 30.5K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

26.15%

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)

$730 MX$12.9K

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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