Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Addis Ababa Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Addis Ababa

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 1.6% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 11.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 6.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa without rent, and 9.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.85 MX$209

$4.47 ETB 697

165.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 MX$744

$34.30 ETB 5,346

22.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 MX$190

$6.33 ETB 986

69.83%

Cappuccino

$3.47 MX$61.3

$1.28 ETB 200

171.09%

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

$1.45 MX$25.65

$0.69 ETB 108

110.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 MX$15.93

$0.47 ETB 73.0

91.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$53.9

$1.01 ETB 157

201.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$77.9

$3.09 ETB 481

43.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 MX$24.17

$1.40 ETB 217

-2.14%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 MX$33.05

$1.32 ETB 206

41.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 MX$27.25

$2.12 ETB 330

-27.36%

Eggs

$2.50 MX$44.18

$2.40 ETB 374

4.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$152

$7.07 ETB 1,102

21.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.63 MX$152

$13.67 ETB 2,130

-36.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.02 MX$195

$13.16 ETB 2,050

-16.26%

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 MX$48.53

$6.69 ETB 1,042

-58.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MX$25.21

$1.00 ETB 156

43.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.87 MX$33.05

$2.26 ETB 352

-17.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MX$38.26

$0.91 ETB 142

138.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.88 MX$33.23

$0.68 ETB 107

176.47%

Onion (1kg)

$2.25 MX$39.65

$1.91 ETB 297

17.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$18.85

$0.66 ETB 102

62.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 MX$18.95

$0.68 ETB 106

57.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$73.3

$3.93 ETB 613

5.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$182

$6.40 ETB 998

61.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$29.64

$1.05 ETB 163

60.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$43.84

$1.82 ETB 284

36.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.80

$0.40 ETB 63.1

37.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

$12.04 ETB 1,876

120.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$56.8

$1.45 ETB 226

122.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$43.80

$0.27 ETB 41.46

818.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$54.9

$2.05 ETB 319

51.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$22.16

$1.29 ETB 200

-2.33%

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

$30.7K MX$541.1K

$55.3K ETB 8.6M

-44.55%

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

$24.0K MX$424.3K

$52.8K ETB 8.2M

-54.48%

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

$82.5 MX$1,456

$161 ETB 25.1K

-48.84%

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

$22.29 MX$393

$12.04 ETB 1,876

85.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.02 MX$530

$132 ETB 20.6K

-77.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

$69.7 ETB 10.9K

-26.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

$36.53 ETB 5,692

-49.93%

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MX$88.0

$5.78 ETB 900

-13.84%

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

$200 MX$3,530

$79.8 ETB 12.4K

150.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$93.6K

$40.1K ETB 6.3M

-86.78%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$630

$46.80 ETB 7,292

-23.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$698

$74.7 ETB 11.6K

-47.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,422

$92.2 ETB 14.4K

-12.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,559

$115 ETB 17.9K

-22.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

$743 ETB 115.8K

30.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,511

$497 ETB 77.5K

-3.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.2K

$1,783 ETB 277.9K

-10.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.9K

$896 ETB 139.6K

32.16%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

$1,866 ETB 290.8K

117.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

$1,193 ETB 185.9K

446.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

$192 ETB 30.0K

293.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-32.82%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

Last update for Addis Ababa: March 2, 2026

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