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

🙂 Solo nomad: Yaounde is 25% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Yaounde is 26.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 44.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.72 FCFA 2,661

$11.85 MX$208

-60.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.31 FCFA 24.4K

$42.16 MX$742

2.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.56 FCFA 3,134

$10.75 MX$189

-48.28%

Cappuccino

$2.61 FCFA 1,470

$3.47 MX$61.1

-24.78%

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

$1.46 FCFA 825

$1.45 MX$25.56

0.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.65 FCFA 365

$0.90 MX$15.88

-27.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.22 FCFA 686

$3.05 MX$53.7

-60.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 FCFA 1,006

$4.42 MX$77.7

-59.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.95 FCFA 1,665

$1.37 MX$24.09

115.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 FCFA 565

$1.87 MX$32.93

-46.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.15 FCFA 648

$1.54 MX$27.15

-25.32%

Eggs

$1.79 FCFA 1,012

$2.50 MX$44.03

-28.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.13 FCFA 7,965

$8.61 MX$151

64.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.15 FCFA 3,466

$8.63 MX$152

-28.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.09 FCFA 3,435

$11.02 MX$194

-44.74%

Apples (1kg)

$4.44 FCFA 2,501

$2.75 MX$48.36

61.45%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 FCFA 1,174

$1.43 MX$25.12

45.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.13 FCFA 1,203

$1.87 MX$32.94

13.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.19 FCFA 670

$2.17 MX$38.13

-45.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.69 FCFA 955

$1.88 MX$33.12

-10.11%

Onion (1kg)

$1.50 FCFA 847

$2.25 MX$39.51

-33.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.53 FCFA 300

$1.07 MX$18.78

-50.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 FCFA 556

$1.07 MX$18.88

-7.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.80 FCFA 1,014

$4.15 MX$73.1

-56.63%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.14 FCFA 5,153

$10.34 MX$182

-11.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 FCFA 693

$1.68 MX$29.54

-26.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 FCFA 866

$2.48 MX$43.69

-37.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.60 FCFA 336

$0.55 MX$9.76

9.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.48 FCFA 9,857

$26.53 MX$467

-34.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.60 FCFA 340

$3.22 MX$56.6

-81.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 FCFA 235

$2.48 MX$43.65

-83.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.71 FCFA 3,217

$3.11 MX$54.7

83.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 FCFA 763

$1.26 MX$22.09

7.14%

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

$34.1K FCFA 19.2M

$30.7K MX$539.3K

11.34%

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

$15.9K FCFA 9.0M

$24.0K MX$422.8K

-33.93%

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

$80.1 FCFA 45.1K

$82.5 MX$1,451

-2.93%

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

$21.11 FCFA 11.9K

$22.29 MX$392

-5.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$47.28 FCFA 26.7K

$30.02 MX$528

57.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.76 FCFA 15.1K

$51.4 MX$905

-47.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.08 FCFA 3,991

$18.29 MX$322

-61.29%

Cinema Ticket

$6.78 FCFA 3,820

$4.98 MX$87.7

36.14%

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

$337 FCFA 190.1K

$200 MX$3,518

68.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,840 FCFA 1.0M

$5,304 MX$93.3K

-65.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.51 FCFA 9,308

$35.71 MX$628

-53.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.37 FCFA 13.7K

$39.56 MX$696

-38.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.19 FCFA 10.8K

$80.6 MX$1,417

-76.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.3 FCFA 33.4K

$88.3 MX$1,554

-32.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$150 FCFA 84.6K

$969 MX$17.1K

-84.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$118 FCFA 66.4K

$482 MX$8,482

-75.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$505 FCFA 285.0K

$1,595 MX$28.1K

-68.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$256 FCFA 144.3K

$1,184 MX$20.8K

-78.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$897 FCFA 505.8K

$4,050 MX$71.2K

-77.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$621 FCFA 350.3K

$6,522 MX$114.7K

-90.47%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 FCFA 107.1K

$756 MX$13.3K

-74.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-47.46%

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

Last update for Yaounde: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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