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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kiambu is 61.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kiambu is 50.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 67.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.12 KES 403

$11.99 MX$227

-73.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.44 KES 2,512

$42.47 MX$803

-54.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.71 KES 609

$10.47 MX$198

-55.01%

Cappuccino

$1.9 KES 246

$3.6 MX$68.2

-47.22%

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

$0.53 KES 68.9

$1.44 MX$27.16

-63.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 KES 43.43

$0.89 MX$16.79

-61.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 KES 226

$3.09 MX$58.5

-43.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 KES 291

$4.58 MX$86.6

-50.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.64 KES 82.1

$1.38 MX$26.04

-53.62%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.5

$1.85 MX$34.9

-71.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.65 KES 213

$1.57 MX$29.68

5.10%

Eggs

$1.3 KES 169

$2.55 MX$48.3

-49.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.45 KES 1,480

$8.61 MX$163

32.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.65 KES 859

$8.54 MX$161

-22.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.02 KES 519

$10.98 MX$208

-63.39%

Apples (1kg)

$3.09 KES 399

$2.72 MX$51.4

13.60%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.51 MX$28.57

-31.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.74 KES 95.7

$1.88 MX$35.63

-60.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.55 KES 71.5

$2.19 MX$41.42

-74.89%

Potato (1kg)

$0.53 KES 69

$1.87 MX$35.3

-71.66%

Onion (1kg)

$0.76 KES 98.7

$2.19 MX$41.37

-65.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 KES 42.01

$1.07 MX$20.23

-69.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.4 KES 52.2

$1.09 MX$20.64

-63.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.16 KES 408

$3.96 MX$74.9

-20.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.5 KES 1,487

$8.86 MX$167

29.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.22 KES 287

$1.72 MX$32.53

29.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 KES 365

$2.61 MX$49.37

8.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 KES 67.6

$0.52 MX$9.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.58 KES 204

$3.24 MX$61.2

-51.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.38 KES 48.62

$2.38 MX$44.94

-84.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.96 KES 383

$3.11 MX$58.7

-4.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.53 KES 198

$1.31 MX$24.85

16.79%

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

$21.8K KES 2.8M

$30.3K MX$573K

-28.02%

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

$20.4K KES 2.6M

$24K MX$453.6K

-15.00%

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

$28.07 KES 3,628

$84.2 MX$1,592

-66.68%

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

$7.91 KES 1,022

$22.14 MX$419

-64.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.72 KES 3,711

$30.14 MX$570

-4.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$11.49 KES 1,485

$52 MX$983

-77.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.66 KES 732

$5.07 MX$95.9

11.64%

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

$199 KES 25.7K

$200 MX$3,787

-0.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,003 KES 1M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

50.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$6.23 KES 806

$35.74 MX$676

-82.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.37 KES 3,149

$39.8 MX$753

-38.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$27.32 KES 3,531

$79 MX$1,493

-65.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.44 KES 4,064

$88.4 MX$1,671

-64.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.7K

$965 MX$18.3K

-88.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$94.6 KES 12.2K

$474 MX$8,968

-80.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$191 KES 24.6K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-88.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$149 KES 19.2K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-87.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,137 KES 146.9K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-63.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$273 KES 35.3K

$792 MX$15K

-65.55%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

Similar cities

Bangalore

🇮🇳 India

Mumbai (Bombay)

🇮🇳 India

Cairo

🇪🇬 Egypt

Pune

🇮🇳 India

Gurgaon

🇮🇳 India

Kathmandu

🇳🇵 Nepal

Alexandria

🇪🇬 Egypt

Hurghada

🇪🇬 Egypt