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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kiambu is 45.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kiambu is 56.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 66.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.03 KES 391

$11.85 MX$209

-74.43%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.58 KES 2,528

$42.16 MX$744

-53.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.57 KES 590

$10.75 MX$190

-57.49%

Cappuccino

$1.88 KES 243

$3.47 MX$61.3

-45.82%

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

$0.54 KES 69.8

$1.45 MX$25.65

-62.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 KES 46.55

$0.90 MX$15.93

-60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 KES 228

$3.05 MX$53.9

-41.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 KES 295

$4.42 MX$77.9

-48.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.64 KES 82.1

$1.37 MX$24.17

-53.28%

White Bread (500g)

$0.53 KES 67.9

$1.87 MX$33.05

-71.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 KES 211

$1.54 MX$27.25

6.49%

Eggs

$1.29 KES 167

$2.50 MX$44.18

-48.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.57 KES 1,494

$8.61 MX$152

34.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.64 KES 857

$8.63 MX$152

-23.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.16 KES 537

$11.02 MX$195

-62.25%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 KES 392

$2.75 MX$48.53

10.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 KES 138

$1.43 MX$25.21

-25.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.3

$1.87 MX$33.05

-59.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.60 KES 78.0

$2.17 MX$38.26

-72.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.54 KES 69.3

$1.88 MX$33.23

-71.28%

Onion (1kg)

$0.72 KES 92.8

$2.25 MX$39.65

-68.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.30 KES 38.43

$1.07 MX$18.85

-71.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.40 KES 52.3

$1.07 MX$18.95

-62.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.04 KES 392

$4.15 MX$73.3

-26.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.66 KES 1,506

$10.34 MX$182

12.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.30 KES 296

$1.68 MX$29.64

36.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 KES 350

$2.48 MX$43.84

9.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.53 KES 68.1

$0.55 MX$9.80

-3.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

$3.22 MX$56.8

-52.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.40 KES 52.2

$2.48 MX$43.80

-83.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.88 KES 372

$3.11 MX$54.9

-7.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.51 KES 195

$1.26 MX$22.16

19.84%

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

$22.0K KES 2.8M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-28.38%

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

$19.8K KES 2.6M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-17.60%

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

$28.63 KES 3,697

$82.5 MX$1,456

-65.29%

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

$7.66 KES 989

$22.29 MX$393

-65.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.20 KES 3,770

$30.02 MX$530

-2.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$11.77 KES 1,520

$51.4 MX$908

-77.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.70 KES 736

$4.98 MX$88.0

14.46%

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

$199 KES 25.7K

$200 MX$3,530

-0.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,142 KES 1.1M

$5,304 MX$93.6K

53.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$6.03 KES 778

$35.71 MX$630

-83.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.81 KES 3,074

$39.56 MX$698

-39.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$26.81 KES 3,461

$80.6 MX$1,422

-66.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.82 KES 3,979

$88.3 MX$1,559

-65.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$115 KES 14.8K

$969 MX$17.1K

-88.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.8 KES 12.1K

$482 MX$8,511

-80.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$191 KES 24.7K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-88.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$145 KES 18.7K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-87.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,143 KES 147.6K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

-71.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$280 KES 36.1K

$756 MX$13.4K

-63.04%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-3.68%

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

Last update for Kiambu: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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