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

🙂 Solo nomad: Wote is 46.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Wote is 47% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.02 KES 391

$11.85 MX$208

-74.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.08 KES 4,921

$42.16 MX$742

-9.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.73 KES 869

$10.75 MX$189

-37.40%

Cappuccino

$1.52 KES 197

$3.47 MX$61.1

-56.20%

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

$0.38 KES 48.94

$1.45 MX$25.56

-73.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.11

$0.90 MX$15.88

-73.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.13 KES 275

$3.05 MX$53.7

-30.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 KES 293

$4.42 MX$77.7

-48.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.74 KES 95.8

$1.37 MX$24.09

-45.99%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 KES 69.2

$1.87 MX$32.93

-71.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 KES 185

$1.54 MX$27.15

-7.14%

Eggs

$1.35 KES 175

$2.50 MX$44.03

-46.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.76 KES 615

$8.61 MX$151

-44.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.10 KES 788

$8.63 MX$152

-29.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.76 KES 744

$11.02 MX$194

-47.73%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 KES 410

$2.75 MX$48.36

15.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.05 KES 135

$1.43 MX$25.12

-26.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 KES 270

$1.87 MX$32.94

11.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.63 KES 81.7

$2.17 MX$38.13

-70.97%

Potato (1kg)

$0.52 KES 66.8

$1.88 MX$33.12

-72.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 151

$2.25 MX$39.51

-48.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.8

$1.07 MX$18.78

-34.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 KES 67.0

$1.07 MX$18.88

-51.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.01 KES 389

$4.15 MX$73.1

-27.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.85 KES 1,532

$10.34 MX$182

14.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 KES 296

$1.68 MX$29.54

36.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 KES 359

$2.48 MX$43.69

12.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.76

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$467

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

$3.22 MX$56.6

-52.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.50 KES 194

$2.48 MX$43.65

-39.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 KES 368

$3.11 MX$54.7

-8.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.56 KES 202

$1.26 MX$22.09

23.81%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

$30.7K MX$539.3K

-29.14%

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

$20.1K KES 2.6M

$24.0K MX$422.8K

-16.57%

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

$34.05 KES 4,400

$82.5 MX$1,451

-58.72%

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

$16.65 KES 2,151

$22.29 MX$392

-25.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.30 KES 5,079

$30.02 MX$528

30.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$905

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$322

Cinema Ticket

$6.27 KES 810

$4.98 MX$87.7

25.90%

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

$152 KES 19.6K

$200 MX$3,518

-24.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,116 KES 1.0M

$5,304 MX$93.3K

53.01%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.63 KES 1,503

$35.71 MX$628

-67.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.52 KES 972

$39.56 MX$696

-80.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.54 KES 2,525

$80.6 MX$1,417

-75.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$23.23 KES 3,002

$88.3 MX$1,554

-73.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 KES 23.0K

$969 MX$17.1K

-81.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$191 KES 24.7K

$482 MX$8,482

-60.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$767 KES 99.1K

$1,595 MX$28.1K

-51.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 KES 34.4K

$1,184 MX$20.8K

-77.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$114.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.3K

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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