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

🙂 Solo nomad: Takoradi is 40.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 62.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Takoradi is 35.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.42 GHS 47.74

$11.85 MX$211

-62.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$47.58 GHS 513

$42.16 MX$750

12.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.67 GHS 82.8

$10.75 MX$191

-28.65%

Cappuccino

$3.49 GHS 37.68

$3.47 MX$61.8

0.58%

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

$0.91 GHS 9.84

$1.45 MX$25.85

-37.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 GHS 4.07

$0.90 MX$16.06

-57.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.58 GHS 17.00

$3.05 MX$54.3

-48.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.50 GHS 26.96

$4.42 MX$78.6

-43.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.61 GHS 17.40

$1.37 MX$24.36

17.52%

White Bread (500g)

$1.20 GHS 12.92

$1.87 MX$33.31

-35.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.93 GHS 20.79

$1.54 MX$27.46

25.32%

Eggs

$2.38 GHS 25.69

$2.50 MX$44.53

-4.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.12 GHS 120

$8.61 MX$153

29.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.79 GHS 51.7

$8.63 MX$154

-44.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.94 GHS 31.69

$11.02 MX$196

-73.32%

Apples (1kg)

$2.73 GHS 29.47

$2.75 MX$48.91

-0.73%

Banana (1kg)

$0.93 GHS 10.03

$1.43 MX$25.41

-34.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.19 GHS 12.87

$1.87 MX$33.32

-36.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 GHS 21.38

$2.17 MX$38.56

-8.76%

Potato (1kg)

$2.61 GHS 28.20

$1.88 MX$33.50

38.83%

Onion (1kg)

$2.13 GHS 23.01

$2.25 MX$39.96

-5.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.76 GHS 8.21

$1.07 MX$18.99

-28.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.30 GHS 3.28

$1.07 MX$19.10

-71.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.59 GHS 17.19

$4.15 MX$73.9

-61.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.55 GHS 70.7

$10.34 MX$184

-36.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 GHS 3.55

$1.68 MX$29.87

-80.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 GHS 20.95

$2.48 MX$44.19

-21.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.87

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 GHS 16.84

$3.22 MX$57.2

-51.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.16 GHS 12.50

$2.48 MX$44.15

-53.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.36 GHS 57.8

$3.11 MX$55.3

72.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 GHS 11.71

$1.26 MX$22.34

-13.49%

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

$8,043 GHS 86.8K

$30.7K MX$545.4K

-73.77%

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

$9,566 GHS 103.2K

$24.0K MX$427.6K

-60.21%

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

$54.6 GHS 590

$82.5 MX$1,467

-33.75%

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

$13.32 GHS 144

$22.29 MX$396

-40.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.99 GHS 410

$30.02 MX$534

26.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$9.54 GHS 103

$4.98 MX$88.7

91.57%

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

$71.3 GHS 769

$200 MX$3,558

-64.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,119 GHS 87.6K

$5,304 MX$94.4K

53.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.35 GHS 155

$35.71 MX$635

-59.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.53 GHS 200

$39.56 MX$704

-53.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$28.80 GHS 311

$80.6 MX$1,433

-64.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.28 GHS 445

$88.3 MX$1,571

-53.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,579

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

25.4

11.42

122.42%

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

Last update for Takoradi: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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