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

🙂 Solo nomad: Wote is 36.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Wote is 52.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.14 KES 405

$11.58 MX$212

-72.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.98 KES 4,909

$42 MX$769

-9.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.69 KES 865

$10.5 MX$192

-36.29%

Cappuccino

$1.59 KES 205

$3.43 MX$62.8

-53.64%

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

$0.41 KES 52.6

$1.49 MX$27.34

-72.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.15

$0.94 MX$17.27

-74.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 KES 274

$3.08 MX$56.3

-31.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 KES 307

$4.37 MX$79.9

-45.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.74 KES 96.2

$1.39 MX$25.44

-46.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 KES 73.6

$1.85 MX$33.81

-69.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.51 KES 195

$1.58 MX$28.88

-4.43%

Eggs

$1.36 KES 176

$2.51 MX$46

-45.82%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.54 KES 586

$8.26 MX$151

-45.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.33 KES 818

$8.7 MX$159

-27.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.47 KES 707

$10.73 MX$196

-49.02%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 390

$2.61 MX$47.74

15.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.49 MX$27.28

-30.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.14 KES 277

$1.95 MX$35.72

9.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 KES 82.5

$2.09 MX$38.26

-69.38%

Potato (1kg)

$0.56 KES 72.7

$1.81 MX$33.05

-69.06%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 151

$2.16 MX$39.62

-45.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.5

$1.03 MX$18.85

-36.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 KES 71.2

$1.08 MX$19.7

-49.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3 KES 388

$4.14 MX$75.9

-27.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.6 KES 1,499

$8.88 MX$163

30.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.19 KES 283

$1.67 MX$30.64

31.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 KES 359

$2.53 MX$46.31

9.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.27

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.68 MX$488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 KES 203

$3.26 MX$59.7

-51.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 KES 198

$2.51 MX$45.94

-39.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 381

$3.12 MX$57.2

-5.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.56 KES 202

$1.31 MX$23.96

19.08%

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

$22K KES 2.8M

$30.9K MX$565K

-28.58%

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

$20K KES 2.6M

$23.9K MX$436.9K

-16.09%

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

$34.26 KES 4,428

$83 MX$1,520

-58.73%

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

$16.98 KES 2,195

$22.59 MX$414

-24.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.53 KES 5,109

$29.51 MX$540

33.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 MX$944

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.42 MX$337

Cinema Ticket

$6.3 KES 814

$4.9 MX$89.7

28.57%

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

$158 KES 20.4K

$200 MX$3,668

-21.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,009 KES 1M

$5,179 MX$94.8K

54.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.77 KES 1,521

$36.41 MX$667

-67.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.61 KES 984

$39.91 MX$731

-80.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.36 KES 2,502

$79.9 MX$1,462

-75.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$22.86 KES 2,954

$87.7 MX$1,605

-73.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 KES 22.9K

$983 MX$18K

-81.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$193 KES 25K

$470 MX$8,612

-58.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$788 KES 101.8K

$1,610 MX$29.5K

-51.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$259 KES 33.5K

$1,189 MX$21.8K

-78.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,839 MX$70.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,205 MX$113.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$724 MX$13.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

11.42

29.95%

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

Last update for Wote: November 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 30, 2025

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