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

🙂 Solo nomad: Shurugwi is 26.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shurugwi is 2.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.07 ZWL 258

$11.88 MX$210

-15.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.45 ZWL 1,036

$41.90 MX$740

-3.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.91 ZWL 177

$10.55 MX$186

-34.50%

Cappuccino

$1.70 ZWL 43.62

$3.60 MX$63.5

-52.78%

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

$0.71 ZWL 18.21

$1.50 MX$26.45

-52.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 ZWL 12.01

$0.91 MX$16.09

-48.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.52 ZWL 38.82

$3.08 MX$54.4

-50.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 ZWL 51.7

$4.47 MX$78.8

-54.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 ZWL 39.90

$1.39 MX$24.54

12.23%

White Bread (500g)

$1.03 ZWL 26.34

$1.90 MX$33.47

-45.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 ZWL 49.34

$1.60 MX$28.27

20.62%

Eggs

$2.08 ZWL 53.3

$2.60 MX$45.97

-20.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.09 ZWL 284

$8.36 MX$148

32.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.30 ZWL 161

$8.64 MX$152

-27.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.24 ZWL 160

$10.91 MX$192

-42.80%

Apples (1kg)

$2.99 ZWL 76.7

$2.61 MX$45.98

14.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 ZWL 41.53

$1.44 MX$25.46

12.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 ZWL 55.9

$1.96 MX$34.55

11.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.66 ZWL 42.55

$2.12 MX$37.34

-21.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 ZWL 39.88

$1.86 MX$32.87

-16.13%

Onion (1kg)

$2.07 ZWL 53.0

$2.22 MX$39.20

-6.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.94 ZWL 24.15

$1.02 MX$17.99

-7.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 ZWL 24.32

$1.04 MX$18.36

-8.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.07 ZWL 27.36

$4.05 MX$71.5

-73.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.81 ZWL 200

$10.18 MX$180

-23.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 ZWL 30.32

$1.69 MX$29.79

-30.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 ZWL 44.40

$2.62 MX$46.25

-33.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.97 ZWL 127

$3.15 MX$55.7

57.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.02 ZWL 51.8

$2.46 MX$43.49

-17.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.92 ZWL 126

$3.26 MX$57.5

50.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.59 ZWL 40.84

$1.32 MX$23.36

20.45%

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

$19.6K ZWL 502.5K

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-34.78%

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

$23.5K ZWL 601.3K

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-1.18%

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

$57.5 ZWL 1,474

$83.5 MX$1,474

-31.11%

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

$17.60 ZWL 451

$22.86 MX$404

-23.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$91.3 ZWL 2,338

$30.04 MX$530

203.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$10.06 ZWL 258

$5.12 MX$90.4

96.48%

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

$279 ZWL 7,149

$201 MX$3,541

39.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,307 ZWL 187.1K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

37.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.11 ZWL 489

$35.73 MX$631

-46.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.20 ZWL 543

$40.27 MX$711

-47.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$34.75 ZWL 890

$79.2 MX$1,398

-56.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.01 ZWL 1,050

$89.3 MX$1,576

-54.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.31

11.42

16.55%

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

Last update for Shurugwi: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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