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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 5.8% cheaper than Kwekwe without rent, and 63.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 33% more expensive than Kwekwe without rent, and 36.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Kwekwe
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.58 MX$212
$9.83 ZWL 257
17.80%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42 MX$769
$49.57 ZWL 1,298
-15.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.5 MX$192
$7.13 ZWL 187
47.27%
Cappuccino
$3.43 MX$62.8
$3 ZWL 78.6
14.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.49 MX$27.34
$0.66 ZWL 17.18
125.76%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.94 MX$17.27
$0.47 ZWL 12.31
100.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.08 MX$56.3
$1.46 ZWL 38.26
110.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.37 MX$79.9
$2.05 ZWL 53.7
113.17%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Kwekwe
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.39 MX$25.44
$1.62 ZWL 42.5
-14.20%
White Bread (500g)
$1.85 MX$33.81
$0.63 ZWL 16.63
193.65%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.58 MX$28.88
$1.65 ZWL 43.32
-4.24%
Eggs
$2.51 MX$46
$2.13 ZWL 55.9
17.84%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.26 MX$151
$10.78 ZWL 282
-23.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.7 MX$159
$6.25 ZWL 164
39.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.73 MX$196
$4.06 ZWL 106
164.29%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 MX$47.74
$2.87 ZWL 75.1
-9.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.49 MX$27.28
$1.64 ZWL 43
-9.15%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.95 MX$35.72
$2.29 ZWL 60
-14.85%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$38.26
$1.73 ZWL 45.23
20.81%
Potato (1kg)
$1.81 MX$33.05
$1.54 ZWL 40.43
17.53%
Onion (1kg)
$2.16 MX$39.62
$1.97 ZWL 51.7
9.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 MX$18.85
$1.03 ZWL 27.04
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.08 MX$19.7
$0.95 ZWL 24.84
13.68%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.14 MX$75.9
$1.08 ZWL 28.2
283.33%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.88 MX$163
$8.73 ZWL 229
1.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$30.64
$1.18 ZWL 30.9
41.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.53 MX$46.31
$1.73 ZWL 45.18
46.24%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Kwekwe
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 MX$9.27
$0.49 ZWL 12.76
4.08%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.68 MX$488
$31.52 ZWL 826
-15.36%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.26 MX$59.7
$5.1 ZWL 133
-36.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.51 MX$45.94
$1.94 ZWL 50.9
29.38%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.12 MX$57.2
$5.04 ZWL 132
-38.10%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$23.96
$1.56 ZWL 40.84
-16.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.9K MX$565K
$20.1K ZWL 525.3K
53.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.9K MX$436.9K
$23.8K ZWL 622.3K
0.46%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Kwekwe
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$83 MX$1,520
$58.8 ZWL 1,539
41.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.59 MX$414
$18.01 ZWL 472
25.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.51 MX$540
$91.6 ZWL 2,398
-67.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Kwekwe
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.6 MX$944
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.42 MX$337
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.9 MX$89.7
$10.09 ZWL 264
-51.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Kwekwe
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,668
$281 ZWL 7,358
-28.68%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,179 MX$94.8K
$7,441 ZWL 194.9K
-30.39%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Kwekwe
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.41 MX$667
$19.07 ZWL 500
90.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.91 MX$731
$21.67 ZWL 568
84.17%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79.9 MX$1,462
$34.67 ZWL 908
130.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.7 MX$1,605
$39.33 ZWL 1,030
122.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Kwekwe
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$983 MX$18K
$147 ZWL 3,856
567.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$470 MX$8,612
$120 ZWL 3,152
290.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,610 MX$29.5K
$605 ZWL 15.9K
165.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,189 MX$21.8K
$788 ZWL 20.6K
50.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,839 MX$70.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,205 MX$113.6K
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Kwekwe
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$724 MX$13.2K
$299 ZWL 7,831
142.02%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
13.31
-14.20%

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Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

Last update for Kwekwe: November 29, 2025

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