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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 3.9% cheaper than Kamez without rent, and 13.6% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 26.2% more expensive than Kamez without rent, and 40.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Kamez
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$9.31 ALL 772
27.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$36.73 ALL 3,043
14.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$7.24 ALL 599
48.48%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$1.88 ALL 156
84.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$1.63 ALL 135
-11.04%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$0.80 ALL 66.3
12.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$2.41 ALL 200
26.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$3.19 ALL 264
38.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Kamez
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$2.06 ALL 171
-33.50%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$0.86 ALL 71.1
117.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$1.99 ALL 165
-22.61%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$2.93 ALL 242
-14.68%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$9.80 ALL 812
-12.14%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
$7.59 ALL 629
13.70%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$13.35 ALL 1,106
-17.45%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$1.72 ALL 142
59.88%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
$2.44 ALL 202
-41.39%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
$1.73 ALL 143
8.09%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$1.34 ALL 111
61.94%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$1.04 ALL 86.4
80.77%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$1.24 ALL 102
81.45%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$1.09 ALL 90.5
-1.83%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$0.76 ALL 63.0
40.79%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
$4.11 ALL 341
0.97%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$9.82 ALL 814
5.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$1.63 ALL 135
3.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$1.81 ALL 150
37.02%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Kamez
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$0.48 ALL 40.15
14.58%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$18.97 ALL 1,572
39.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$3.56 ALL 295
-9.55%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$3.12 ALL 258
-20.51%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$17.77 ALL 1,472
-82.50%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$2.17 ALL 180
-41.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$34.2K ALL 2.8M
-10.31%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$25.5K ALL 2.1M
-5.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Kamez
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$67.1 ALL 5,555
23.01%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$17.36 ALL 1,438
28.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$16.07 ALL 1,331
86.81%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Kamez
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$55.3 ALL 4,580
-6.95%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$25.75 ALL 2,134
-28.97%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$8.19 ALL 678
-39.19%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Kamez
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$159 ALL 13.2K
25.99%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$5,634 ALL 466.8K
-5.85%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Kamez
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$46.75 ALL 3,873
-23.61%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$51.1 ALL 4,231
-22.54%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$93.5 ALL 7,745
-13.83%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$131 ALL 10.8K
-32.41%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Kamez
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$444 ALL 36.8K
118.45%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$349 ALL 28.9K
38.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$622 ALL 51.5K
156.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$438 ALL 36.3K
170.51%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$1,849 ALL 153.2K
119.00%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$1,169 ALL 96.9K
457.74%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Kamez
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
4
185.50%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

Last update for Kamez: March 3, 2026

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