Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Kempton Park Cost of Living Comparison Between Playa del Carmen and Kempton Park

😐 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 18.6% more expensive than Kempton Park without rent, and 27.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 1.9% cheaper than Kempton Park without rent, and 41.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Kempton Park
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.61 MX$200
$8.17 R 133
42.11%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.75 MX$738
$33.38 R 544
28.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.60 MX$183
$4.86 R 79.2
118.11%
Cappuccino
$3.59 MX$62.0
$2.27 R 37.05
58.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$25.08
$1.04 R 16.88
39.42%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$15.50
$0.78 R 12.68
15.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.03 MX$52.4
$2.26 R 36.89
34.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.56 MX$78.8
$2.47 R 40.31
84.62%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Kempton Park
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 MX$25.07
$1.23 R 20.05
17.89%
White Bread (500g)
$1.83 MX$31.55
$1.01 R 16.53
81.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 MX$27.77
$1.71 R 27.90
-5.85%
Eggs
$2.54 MX$43.82
$2.50 R 40.69
1.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.54 MX$148
$7.51 R 122
13.72%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.47 MX$146
$4.69 R 76.5
80.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.86 MX$188
$6.59 R 107
64.80%
Apples (1kg)
$2.73 MX$47.13
$1.62 R 26.46
68.52%
Banana (1kg)
$1.49 MX$25.77
$1.61 R 26.18
-7.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.94 MX$33.55
$1.58 R 25.81
22.78%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.16 MX$37.38
$1.62 R 26.43
33.33%
Potato (1kg)
$1.85 MX$31.88
$1.43 R 23.33
29.37%
Onion (1kg)
$2.19 MX$37.80
$1.43 R 23.31
53.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$18.52
$1.06 R 17.25
0.94%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.08 MX$18.71
$1.13 R 18.39
-4.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.06 MX$70.1
$2.99 R 48.70
35.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.46 MX$181
$5.38 R 87.8
94.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.65 MX$28.56
$1.51 R 24.55
9.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.55 MX$44.01
$1.87 R 30.47
36.36%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Kempton Park
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.56 MX$9.60
$1.41 R 23.01
-60.28%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.20 MX$453
$56.8 R 927
-53.91%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.14 MX$54.2
$1.10 R 18.00
185.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.37 MX$40.96
$0.90 R 14.69
163.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.24 MX$56.0
$3.93 R 64.1
-17.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$22.70
$1.27 R 20.71
3.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.5K MX$527.4K
$22.8K R 371.8K
33.90%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$411.4K
$23.5K R 382.4K
1.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Kempton Park
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83.1 MX$1,436
$125 R 2,040
-33.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.15 MX$383
$40.55 R 661
-45.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.37 MX$507
$42.64 R 695
-31.12%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Kempton Park
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.2 MX$884
$26.26 R 428
94.94%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.69 MX$323
$5.48 R 89.3
241.06%
Cinema Ticket
$4.89 MX$84.4
$7.48 R 122
-34.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Kempton Park
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$199 MX$3,431
$206 R 3,365
-3.75%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,207 MX$89.9K
$4,408 R 71.8K
18.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Kempton Park
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.93 MX$621
$51.4 R 838
-30.12%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.39 MX$680
$31.71 R 517
24.22%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.3 MX$1,387
$86.0 R 1,401
-6.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.6 MX$1,512
$78.6 R 1,281
11.43%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Kempton Park
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$963 MX$16.6K
$275 R 4,489
249.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,326
$255 R 4,162
88.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,645 MX$28.4K
$700 R 11.4K
135.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,192 MX$20.6K
$579 R 9,441
105.80%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,957 MX$68.3K
$803 R 13.1K
393.01%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,513 MX$112.5K
$614 R 10.0K
960.36%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Kempton Park
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$726 MX$12.5K
$638 R 10.4K
13.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
11.51
-0.78%

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

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

Last update for Kempton Park: April 13, 2026

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