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

🙂 Solo nomad: Wote is 56.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Wote is 45.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.12 KES 403

$11.88 MX$210

-73.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.83 KES 5,009

$41.90 MX$740

-7.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.71 KES 866

$10.55 MX$186

-36.40%

Cappuccino

$1.56 KES 201

$3.60 MX$63.5

-56.67%

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

$0.38 KES 48.53

$1.50 MX$26.45

-74.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.02

$0.91 MX$16.09

-73.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.23 KES 287

$3.08 MX$54.4

-27.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 KES 306

$4.47 MX$78.8

-46.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.80 KES 103

$1.39 MX$24.54

-42.45%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 KES 73.7

$1.90 MX$33.47

-70.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.46 KES 188

$1.60 MX$28.27

-8.75%

Eggs

$1.35 KES 174

$2.60 MX$45.97

-48.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.69 KES 605

$8.36 MX$148

-43.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.03 KES 778

$8.64 MX$152

-30.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.66 KES 730

$10.91 MX$192

-48.12%

Apples (1kg)

$3.18 KES 411

$2.61 MX$45.98

21.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.03 KES 133

$1.44 MX$25.46

-28.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.07 KES 267

$1.96 MX$34.55

5.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.61 KES 78.1

$2.12 MX$37.34

-71.23%

Potato (1kg)

$0.53 KES 68.3

$1.86 MX$32.87

-71.51%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 151

$2.22 MX$39.20

-47.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.6

$1.02 MX$17.99

-32.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.2

$1.04 MX$18.36

-49.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.05 KES 394

$4.05 MX$71.5

-24.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.45 KES 1,477

$10.18 MX$180

12.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.22 KES 286

$1.69 MX$29.79

31.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.72 KES 350

$2.62 MX$46.25

3.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.59 KES 205

$3.15 MX$55.7

-49.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 KES 201

$2.46 MX$43.49

-36.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.84 KES 366

$3.26 MX$57.5

-12.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.51 KES 195

$1.32 MX$23.36

14.39%

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

$21.9K KES 2.8M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-27.30%

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

$20.2K KES 2.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-15.02%

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

$34.75 KES 4,483

$83.5 MX$1,474

-58.40%

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

$17.09 KES 2,204

$22.86 MX$404

-25.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.08 KES 5,170

$30.04 MX$530

33.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.16 KES 795

$5.12 MX$90.4

20.31%

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

$154 KES 19.8K

$201 MX$3,541

-23.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,200 KES 1.1M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

54.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.75 KES 1,516

$35.73 MX$631

-67.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.80 KES 1,006

$40.27 MX$711

-80.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.59 KES 2,527

$79.2 MX$1,398

-75.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$22.93 KES 2,958

$89.3 MX$1,576

-74.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$176 KES 22.8K

$947 MX$16.7K

-81.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$197 KES 25.4K

$483 MX$8,525

-59.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$764 KES 98.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-52.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$263 KES 33.9K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-78.31%

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 %)

14.84

11.42

29.95%

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

Last update for Wote: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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