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 13.2% more expensive than Addis Ababa without rent, and 10.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 13.9% cheaper than Addis Ababa without rent, and 12.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.88 MX$210

$4.53 ETB 700

162.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.90 MX$740

$34.59 ETB 5,341

21.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.55 MX$186

$6.55 ETB 1,012

61.07%

Cappuccino

$3.60 MX$63.5

$1.30 ETB 200

176.92%

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

$1.50 MX$26.45

$0.63 ETB 97.4

138.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 MX$16.09

$0.47 ETB 72.1

93.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.08 MX$54.4

$1.02 ETB 157

201.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.47 MX$78.8

$2.97 ETB 458

50.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.39 MX$24.54

$1.45 ETB 224

-4.14%

White Bread (500g)

$1.90 MX$33.47

$1.34 ETB 207

41.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 MX$28.27

$2.14 ETB 330

-25.23%

Eggs

$2.60 MX$45.97

$2.40 ETB 370

8.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.36 MX$148

$7.12 ETB 1,099

17.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.64 MX$152

$13.81 ETB 2,133

-37.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.91 MX$192

$13.40 ETB 2,069

-18.58%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 MX$45.98

$6.65 ETB 1,027

-60.75%

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 MX$25.46

$1.00 ETB 155

44.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.96 MX$34.55

$2.16 ETB 333

-9.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.12 MX$37.34

$0.94 ETB 145

125.53%

Potato (1kg)

$1.86 MX$32.87

$0.69 ETB 106

169.57%

Onion (1kg)

$2.22 MX$39.20

$1.83 ETB 283

21.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 MX$17.99

$0.64 ETB 99.0

59.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 MX$18.36

$0.63 ETB 97.5

65.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.05 MX$71.5

$4.05 ETB 625

Wine (Bottle)

$10.18 MX$180

$6.38 ETB 985

59.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 MX$29.79

$1.01 ETB 156

67.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.25

$1.86 ETB 287

40.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

$0.40 ETB 61.8

27.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

$11.86 ETB 1,831

123.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 MX$55.7

$1.49 ETB 230

111.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.46 MX$43.49

$0.29 ETB 44.94

748.28%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

$2.03 ETB 313

60.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 MX$23.36

$1.25 ETB 193

5.60%

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

$30.1K MX$531.0K

$55.8K ETB 8.6M

-46.07%

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

$23.8K MX$419.3K

$53.6K ETB 8.3M

-55.69%

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

$83.5 MX$1,474

$160 ETB 24.8K

-47.90%

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

$22.86 MX$404

$11.93 ETB 1,843

91.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.04 MX$530

$128 ETB 19.8K

-76.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

$71.1 ETB 11.0K

-27.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

$36.86 ETB 5,692

-50.35%

Cinema Ticket

$5.12 MX$90.4

$5.68 ETB 877

-9.86%

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

$201 MX$3,541

$82.4 ETB 12.7K

143.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,318 MX$93.9K

$41.2K ETB 6.4M

-87.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.73 MX$631

$47.31 ETB 7,306

-24.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.27 MX$711

$76.1 ETB 11.8K

-47.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.2 MX$1,398

$92.4 ETB 14.3K

-14.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.3 MX$1,576

$114 ETB 17.7K

-21.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

$738 ETB 114.0K

28.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

$493 ETB 76.2K

-2.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

$1,814 ETB 280.2K

-11.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

$882 ETB 136.2K

37.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

$2,274 ETB 351.2K

75.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

$1,314 ETB 203.0K

387.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

$196 ETB 30.2K

272.68%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Addis Ababa: January 11, 2026

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