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Playa del Carmen vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Playa del Carmen is 62.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Playa del Carmen
Groceries: pay 72.8% more in Playa del Carmen
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Playa del Carmen
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Playa del Carmen
Childcare: pay 38.5% less in Playa del Carmen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.8% more in Playa del Carmen
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Playa del Carmen

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Playa del Carmen are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Playa del Carmen. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Playa del Carmen.

Playa del Carmen vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Playa del Carmen instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kiev	Playa del Carmen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH361.93	$11.90 MX$205.36	+41.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH258.52	$10.83 MX$186.98	+80.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.98	$1.62 MX$28.03	+140.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.90	$1.34 MX$23.17	+189.7%
Average			+112.9%

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pay 72.8% more for groceries

	Kiev	Playa del Carmen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.62	$1.98 MX$34.14	+152.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH210.42	$4.33 MX$74.79	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH204.05	$5.50 MX$94.92	+15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH86.54	$2.27 MX$39.14	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH90.90	$3.76 MX$64.90	+77.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.75	$1.30 MX$22.37	+134.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.07	$0.64 MX$11.11	-11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.62	$0.90 MX$15.48	+5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.43	$0.94 MX$16.18	-7.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.02	$0.85 MX$14.70	+128.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.88	$1.02 MX$17.67	+304.1%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Playa del Carmen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH227.98	$5.02 MX$86.74	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH439.49	$27.08 MX$467.45	+164.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$31,003.27 MX$535K	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH258.52	$25.93 MX$447.60	+330.8%
Average			+123.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Playa del Carmen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH302.41	$30.51 MX$526.66	+333.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,081.15	$1,072.23 MX$18,510.56	+70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,229.77	$484.68 MX$8,367.32	+28.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,478.12	$64.40 MX$1,111.78	-20.5%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 38.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Playa del Carmen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,028.38	$204.43 MX$3,529.23	-45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH337K	$5,361.26 MX$92,554.71	-31.7%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Playa del Carmen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH46.53	$3.12 MX$53.86	+188.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH70.29	$3.46 MX$59.74	+111.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH124.09	$4.17 MX$71.99	+44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,656.51	$60.49 MX$1,044.34	+56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH206.82	$4.98 MX$86.05	+3.5%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Playa del Carmen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,947.15	$43.98 MX$759.24	-35.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,537.60	$41.89 MX$723.12	+17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,167.38	$75.82 MX$1,308.85	-21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,705.10	$88.61 MX$1,529.81	-19.1%
Average			-15.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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