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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kilifi is 52.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 66.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kilifi is 60.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 62.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.37 KES 306

$11.85 MX$205

-80.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.90 KES 6,438

$42.16 MX$730

18.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.37 KES 306

$10.75 MX$186

-77.95%

Cappuccino

$1.95 KES 252

$3.47 MX$60.2

-43.80%

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

$0.76 KES 97.9

$1.45 MX$25.17

-47.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.76 KES 97.7

$0.90 MX$15.64

-15.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.88 KES 242

$3.05 MX$52.9

-38.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$76.5

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 KES 124

$1.37 MX$23.72

-29.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 KES 97.1

$1.87 MX$32.43

-59.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.92 KES 247

$1.54 MX$26.74

24.68%

Eggs

$1.86 KES 240

$2.50 MX$43.36

-25.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$149

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.63 MX$150

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.02 MX$191

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 KES 305

$2.75 MX$47.62

-13.82%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 KES 109

$1.43 MX$24.73

-40.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.83 KES 236

$1.87 MX$32.44

-2.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.69 KES 89.6

$2.17 MX$37.54

-68.20%

Potato (1kg)

$0.63 KES 81.6

$1.88 MX$32.61

-66.49%

Onion (1kg)

$0.60 KES 78.0

$2.25 MX$38.91

-73.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$18.49

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 30.99

$1.07 MX$18.59

-77.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$72.0

Wine (Bottle)

$11.63 KES 1,500

$10.34 MX$179

12.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 KES 252

$1.68 MX$29.08

16.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$43.02

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 KES 95.2

$0.55 MX$9.61

34.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 KES 3,431

$26.53 MX$459

0.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$55.7

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 KES 97.9

$2.48 MX$42.98

-69.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$53.9

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.26 MX$21.75

8.73%

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

$30.7K MX$531.0K

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

$24.0K MX$416.4K

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

$15.62 KES 2,015

$82.5 MX$1,429

-81.06%

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

$10.18 KES 1,313

$22.29 MX$386

-54.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.48 KES 3,288

$30.02 MX$520

-15.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.65 KES 3,568

$51.4 MX$891

-46.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$317

Cinema Ticket

$7.75 KES 1,000

$4.98 MX$86.3

55.62%

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

$163 KES 21.1K

$200 MX$3,464

-18.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,088 KES 656.4K

$5,304 MX$91.9K

-4.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.90 KES 1,277

$35.71 MX$618

-72.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$9.05 KES 1,168

$39.56 MX$685

-77.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$15.48 KES 1,997

$80.6 MX$1,395

-80.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$17.54 KES 2,263

$88.3 MX$1,530

-80.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$176 KES 22.7K

$969 MX$16.8K

-81.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.7K

$482 MX$8,352

-76.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 KES 35.5K

$1,595 MX$27.6K

-82.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 KES 34.3K

$1,184 MX$20.5K

-77.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$70.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$235 KES 30.3K

$756 MX$13.1K

-68.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

-29.95%

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

Last update for Kilifi: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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