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

🙂 Solo nomad: Isiolo is 39% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Isiolo is 33.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 63.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.38 KES 696

$11.85 MX$208

-54.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.12 KES 3,892

$42.16 MX$742

-28.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.83 KES 495

$10.75 MX$189

-64.37%

Cappuccino

$2.49 KES 322

$3.47 MX$61.1

-28.24%

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

$0.28 KES 36.42

$1.45 MX$25.56

-80.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 KES 28.40

$0.90 MX$15.88

-75.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.28 KES 294

$3.05 MX$53.7

-25.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 KES 367

$4.42 MX$77.7

-35.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 KES 115

$1.37 MX$24.09

-35.04%

White Bread (500g)

$0.41 KES 53.5

$1.87 MX$32.93

-78.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.61 KES 207

$1.54 MX$27.15

4.55%

Eggs

$1.41 KES 182

$2.50 MX$44.03

-43.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.81 KES 1,526

$8.61 MX$151

37.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.92 KES 894

$8.63 MX$152

-19.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.47 KES 707

$11.02 MX$194

-50.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.16 KES 408

$2.75 MX$48.36

14.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.43 MX$25.12

-27.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.06 KES 266

$1.87 MX$32.94

10.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 KES 135

$2.17 MX$38.13

-51.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.06 KES 137

$1.88 MX$33.12

-43.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 KES 143

$2.25 MX$39.51

-50.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 88.5

$1.07 MX$18.78

-36.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 KES 98.7

$1.07 MX$18.88

-28.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.17 KES 409

$4.15 MX$73.1

-23.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.55 KES 1,492

$10.34 MX$182

11.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.20 KES 284

$1.68 MX$29.54

30.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.84 KES 367

$2.48 MX$43.69

14.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.76

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$467

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.58 KES 204

$3.22 MX$56.6

-50.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 KES 201

$2.48 MX$43.65

-37.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.98 KES 385

$3.11 MX$54.7

-4.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 KES 178

$1.26 MX$22.09

9.52%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

$30.7K MX$539.3K

-29.07%

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

$20.1K KES 2.6M

$24.0K MX$422.8K

-16.41%

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

$34.45 KES 4,451

$82.5 MX$1,451

-58.23%

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

$16.49 KES 2,130

$22.29 MX$392

-26.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.75 KES 5,137

$30.02 MX$528

32.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$905

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$322

Cinema Ticket

$6.30 KES 815

$4.98 MX$87.7

26.51%

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

$203 KES 26.2K

$200 MX$3,518

1.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,966 KES 1.0M

$5,304 MX$93.3K

50.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.30 KES 2,365

$35.71 MX$628

-48.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.66 KES 3,057

$39.56 MX$696

-40.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.0 KES 8,398

$80.6 MX$1,417

-19.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.2 KES 7,392

$88.3 MX$1,554

-35.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,482

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$20.8K

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)

$777 KES 100.4K

$756 MX$13.3K

2.72%

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 Isiolo: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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