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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tema is 36.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tema is 23.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.33 GHS 79.5

$11.88 MX$210

-38.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.95 GHS 303

$41.90 MX$740

-33.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.86 GHS 85.3

$10.55 MX$186

-25.50%

Cappuccino

$1.44 GHS 15.63

$3.60 MX$63.5

-60.00%

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

$0.99 GHS 10.74

$1.50 MX$26.45

-34.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 GHS 3.60

$0.91 MX$16.09

-63.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.80 GHS 19.48

$3.08 MX$54.4

-41.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 GHS 29.10

$4.47 MX$78.8

-40.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.03 GHS 32.82

$1.39 MX$24.54

117.99%

White Bread (500g)

$1.61 GHS 17.41

$1.90 MX$33.47

-15.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.49 GHS 16.11

$1.60 MX$28.27

-6.88%

Eggs

$2.19 GHS 23.78

$2.60 MX$45.97

-15.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.73 GHS 40.48

$8.36 MX$148

-55.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.66 GHS 28.81

$8.64 MX$152

-69.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.48 GHS 26.87

$10.91 MX$192

-77.27%

Apples (1kg)

$2.80 GHS 30.35

$2.61 MX$45.98

7.28%

Banana (1kg)

$2.09 GHS 22.67

$1.44 MX$25.46

45.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.07 GHS 22.40

$1.96 MX$34.55

5.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.92 GHS 31.62

$2.12 MX$37.34

37.74%

Potato (1kg)

$1.81 GHS 19.66

$1.86 MX$32.87

-2.69%

Onion (1kg)

$1.97 GHS 21.31

$2.22 MX$39.20

-11.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 GHS 6.87

$1.02 MX$17.99

-38.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 GHS 8.69

$1.04 MX$18.36

-23.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.05 MX$71.5

Wine (Bottle)

$8.51 GHS 92.2

$10.18 MX$180

-16.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 GHS 9.48

$1.69 MX$29.79

-48.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.25

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.03 GHS 21.98

$0.51 MX$9.09

298.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.08 GHS 424

$26.52 MX$468

47.36%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.35 GHS 14.67

$3.15 MX$55.7

-57.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.77 GHS 8.36

$2.46 MX$43.49

-68.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 GHS 12.77

$1.32 MX$23.36

-10.61%

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

$30.1K MX$531.0K

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

$23.8K MX$419.3K

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

$30.93 GHS 335

$83.5 MX$1,474

-62.97%

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

$12.38 GHS 134

$22.86 MX$404

-45.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$64.7 GHS 702

$30.04 MX$530

115.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.37 GHS 210

$51.9 MX$916

-62.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.12 MX$90.4

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

$84.5 GHS 915

$201 MX$3,541

-57.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,318 MX$93.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.45 GHS 265

$35.73 MX$631

-31.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.41 GHS 265

$40.27 MX$711

-39.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.52 GHS 493

$79.2 MX$1,398

-42.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$62.1 GHS 673

$89.3 MX$1,576

-30.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 GHS 1,292

$947 MX$16.7K

-87.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.7 GHS 723

$483 MX$8,525

-86.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$138 GHS 1,500

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-88.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.1K GHS 109.8K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

153.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,924 GHS 64.2K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-7.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$455 GHS 4,936

$730 MX$12.9K

-37.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

32.5

11.42

184.59%

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

Last update for Tema: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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