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

🙂 Solo nomad: Njombe is 58.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Njombe is 64.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 76.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.85 MX$209

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 MX$744

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 MX$190

Cappuccino

$3.47 MX$61.3

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

$1.45 MX$25.65

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 MX$15.93

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$53.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$77.9

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 TZS 2,351

$1.37 MX$24.17

-32.12%

White Bread (500g)

$0.61 TZS 1,535

$1.87 MX$33.05

-67.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.92 TZS 2,339

$1.54 MX$27.25

-40.26%

Eggs

$1.43 TZS 3,622

$2.50 MX$44.18

-42.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$152

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.84 TZS 9,729

$8.63 MX$152

-55.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.13 TZS 7,933

$11.02 MX$195

-71.60%

Apples (1kg)

$1.58 TZS 4,015

$2.75 MX$48.53

-42.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 TZS 4,284

$1.43 MX$25.21

18.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.88 TZS 4,751

$1.87 MX$33.05

0.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.98 TZS 2,474

$2.17 MX$38.26

-54.84%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 TZS 3,364

$1.88 MX$33.23

-29.26%

Onion (1kg)

$2.58 TZS 6,534

$2.25 MX$39.65

14.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.41 TZS 1,028

$1.07 MX$18.85

-61.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 TZS 1,030

$1.07 MX$18.95

-61.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.77 TZS 4,487

$4.15 MX$73.3

-57.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$1.91 TZS 4,844

$10.34 MX$182

-81.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 TZS 3,354

$1.68 MX$29.64

-21.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 TZS 5,483

$2.48 MX$43.84

-12.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 TZS 659

$0.55 MX$9.80

-52.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.77 TZS 50.1K

$26.53 MX$468

-25.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 TZS 3,829

$3.22 MX$56.8

-53.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.12 TZS 2,826

$2.48 MX$43.80

-54.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.64 TZS 14.3K

$3.11 MX$54.9

81.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 TZS 3,213

$1.26 MX$22.16

0.79%

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

$18.4K TZS 46.5M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-40.10%

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

$11.5K TZS 29.2M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-52.04%

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

$21.34 TZS 54.1K

$82.5 MX$1,456

-74.13%

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

$15.76 TZS 39.9K

$22.29 MX$393

-29.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$57.3 TZS 145.1K

$30.02 MX$530

90.81%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.58 TZS 59.7K

$51.4 MX$908

-54.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.54 TZS 19.1K

$18.29 MX$323

-58.78%

Cinema Ticket

$3.77 TZS 9,558

$4.98 MX$88.0

-24.30%

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

$324 TZS 821.7K

$200 MX$3,530

62.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$93.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.27 TZS 38.7K

$35.71 MX$630

-57.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.12 TZS 53.5K

$39.56 MX$698

-46.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$17.18 TZS 43.5K

$80.6 MX$1,422

-78.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.71 TZS 39.8K

$88.3 MX$1,559

-82.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 TZS 298.0K

$969 MX$17.1K

-87.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$39.24 TZS 99.4K

$482 MX$8,511

-91.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$195 TZS 494.8K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-87.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$116 TZS 294.1K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-90.19%

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)

$264 TZS 668.6K

$756 MX$13.4K

-65.10%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

5.08%

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

Last update for Njombe: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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