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

🙂 Solo nomad: Isiolo is 36.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 61.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Isiolo is 38.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 63.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.28 KES 682

$11.73 MX$222

-54.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.71 KES 3,840

$41.52 MX$785

-28.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.89 KES 503

$10.57 MX$200

-63.20%

Cappuccino

$2.39 KES 309

$3.49 MX$65.9

-31.52%

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

$0.28 KES 36.33

$1.45 MX$27.33

-80.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 KES 28.34

$0.97 MX$18.33

-77.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.38 KES 308

$3.03 MX$57.2

-21.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 KES 366

$4.59 MX$86.8

-38.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 KES 115

$1.42 MX$26.87

-37.32%

White Bread (500g)

$0.42 KES 53.8

$1.87 MX$35.43

-77.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 KES 212

$1.54 MX$29.2

6.49%

Eggs

$1.38 KES 178

$2.6 MX$49.21

-46.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.68 KES 1,509

$8.32 MX$157

40.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.79 KES 878

$8.54 MX$161

-20.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.49 KES 710

$10.67 MX$202

-48.55%

Apples (1kg)

$3.12 KES 403

$2.66 MX$50.2

17.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.51 MX$28.5

-31.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 KES 279

$1.9 MX$35.87

13.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.01 KES 131

$2.19 MX$41.45

-53.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.78 MX$33.7

-41.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 KES 149

$2.17 MX$41.05

-46.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.2

$1.07 MX$20.14

-39.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 KES 105

$1.09 MX$20.53

-25.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.13 KES 405

$4.17 MX$78.8

-24.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.45 KES 1,480

$8.75 MX$165

30.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 KES 296

$1.69 MX$31.91

35.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 KES 354

$2.53 MX$47.74

8.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.59

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.97 MX$510

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 KES 203

$3.25 MX$61.4

-51.69%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 KES 202

$2.49 MX$47.01

-36.95%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 KES 369

$3.22 MX$60.8

-11.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 KES 179

$1.26 MX$23.87

9.52%

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

$21.9K KES 2.8M

$29.8K MX$564.1K

-26.51%

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

$20.1K KES 2.6M

$23.4K MX$442.5K

-14.26%

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

$35.04 KES 4,529

$84.2 MX$1,592

-58.39%

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

$16.77 KES 2,167

$22.8 MX$431

-26.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.36 KES 5,087

$30.04 MX$568

31.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$972

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.28 MX$346

Cinema Ticket

$6.02 KES 778

$4.97 MX$94.1

21.13%

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

$206 KES 26.6K

$197 MX$3,719

4.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,939 KES 1M

$5,254 MX$99.3K

51.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.08 KES 2,336

$35.81 MX$677

-49.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.01 KES 3,103

$39.43 MX$745

-39.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.1 KES 8,409

$80.9 MX$1,529

-19.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.2 KES 7,394

$86.3 MX$1,631

-33.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$968 MX$18.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 MX$9,037

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,631 MX$30.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,197 MX$22.6K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,137 MX$59.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,586 MX$143.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$759 KES 98.1K

$805 MX$15.2K

-5.74%

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: November 4, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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