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

🙂 Solo nomad: Playa del Carmen is 2.7% cheaper than Moroni without rent, and 15.5% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Playa del Carmen is 1.1% more expensive than Moroni without rent, and 1.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Playa del Carmen
Moroni
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.85 MX$212
$6.42 KMF 2,737
84.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.16 MX$755
$19.34 KMF 8,240
117.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.75 MX$192
$8.46 KMF 3,605
27.07%
Cappuccino
$3.47 MX$62.2
$1.77 KMF 753
96.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.45 MX$26.01
$1.05 KMF 449
38.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 MX$16.16
$0.65 KMF 277
38.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.05 MX$54.7
$1.07 KMF 455
185.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.42 MX$79.1
$1.97 KMF 841
124.37%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Playa del Carmen
Moroni
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MX$24.51
$4.33 KMF 1,843
-68.36%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 MX$33.51
$0.57 KMF 243
228.07%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 MX$27.63
$1.74 KMF 742
-11.49%
Eggs
$2.50 MX$44.81
$5.15 KMF 2,193
-51.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.61 MX$154
$7.87 KMF 3,353
9.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.63 MX$155
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Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.02 MX$197
$12.84 KMF 5,471
-14.17%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 MX$49.22
$5.11 KMF 2,179
-46.18%
Banana (1kg)
$1.43 MX$25.56
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Oranges (1kg)
$1.87 MX$33.52
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Tomato (1kg)
$2.17 MX$38.80
$4.19 KMF 1,785
-48.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.70
$4.61 KMF 1,963
-59.22%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$40.21
$3.22 KMF 1,371
-30.12%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.07 MX$19.11
$2.35 KMF 999
-54.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$19.22
$1.38 KMF 586
-22.46%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 MX$74.4
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Wine (Bottle)
$10.34 MX$185
$17.25 KMF 7,351
-40.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.68 MX$30.06
$1.02 KMF 434
64.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.48 MX$44.46
$6.89 KMF 2,936
-64.01%
🚌 Getting Around
Playa del Carmen
Moroni
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 MX$9.93
$0.64 KMF 274
-14.06%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.53 MX$475
$32.93 KMF 14.0K
-19.44%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 MX$57.6
$0.72 KMF 306
347.22%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.48 MX$44.42
$0.88 KMF 374
181.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 MX$55.7
$12.02 KMF 5,120
-74.13%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MX$22.48
$3.15 KMF 1,342
-60.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.7K MX$548.8K
$19.7K KMF 8.4M
55.39%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.0K MX$430.3K
$18.2K KMF 7.7M
32.21%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Playa del Carmen
Moroni
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$82.5 MX$1,476
$117 KMF 49.7K
-29.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.29 MX$399
$35.60 KMF 15.2K
-37.39%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.02 MX$537
$74.9 KMF 31.9K
-59.89%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Playa del Carmen
Moroni
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.4 MX$921
$35.44 KMF 15.1K
45.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.29 MX$327
$13.79 KMF 5,878
32.63%
Cinema Ticket
$4.98 MX$89.2
$6.75 KMF 2,875
-26.22%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Playa del Carmen
Moroni
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$200 MX$3,580
$406 KMF 173.1K
-50.75%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,304 MX$94.9K
$14.6K KMF 6.2M
-63.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Playa del Carmen
Moroni
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.71 MX$639
$62.6 KMF 26.7K
-42.97%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.56 MX$708
$61.4 KMF 26.2K
-35.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.6 MX$1,442
$114 KMF 48.4K
-29.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.3 MX$1,581
$87.0 KMF 37.1K
1.52%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Playa del Carmen
Moroni
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$969 MX$17.4K
$755 KMF 321.7K
28.39%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$482 MX$8,632
$625 KMF 266.5K
-22.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,595 MX$28.6K
$1,454 KMF 619.7K
9.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,184 MX$21.2K
$1,189 KMF 506.7K
-0.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,050 MX$72.5K
$1,606 KMF 684.5K
152.13%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$6,522 MX$116.7K
$1,394 KMF 593.9K
367.90%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Playa del Carmen
Moroni
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$756 MX$13.5K
$691 KMF 294.3K
9.49%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.42
3.8
200.53%

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 Moroni: March 2, 2026

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