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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kilifi is 64.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 65.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kilifi is 51.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 63.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.35 KES 304

$11.88 MX$210

-80.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.5 KES 6,514

$41.90 MX$740

20.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.26 KES 291

$10.55 MX$186

-78.58%

Cappuccino

$1.97 KES 254

$3.60 MX$63.5

-45.28%

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

$0.80 KES 103

$1.50 MX$26.45

-46.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 KES 102

$0.91 MX$16.09

-13.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.88 KES 242

$3.08 MX$54.4

-38.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.47 MX$78.8

Milk (1 liter)

$0.90 KES 116

$1.39 MX$24.54

-35.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.90 MX$33.47

-58.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.89 KES 244

$1.60 MX$28.27

18.12%

Eggs

$1.88 KES 242

$2.60 MX$45.97

-27.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.36 MX$148

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.64 MX$152

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.91 MX$192

Apples (1kg)

$2.29 KES 295

$2.61 MX$45.98

-12.26%

Banana (1kg)

$0.84 KES 109

$1.44 MX$25.46

-41.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.76 KES 227

$1.96 MX$34.55

-10.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.65 KES 83.6

$2.12 MX$37.34

-69.34%

Potato (1kg)

$0.64 KES 82.6

$1.86 MX$32.87

-65.59%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 KES 81.5

$2.22 MX$39.20

-71.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 MX$17.99

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.15

$1.04 MX$18.36

-76.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.05 MX$71.5

Wine (Bottle)

$11.48 KES 1,481

$10.18 MX$180

12.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.99 KES 256

$1.69 MX$29.79

17.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 MX$46.25

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 KES 97.9

$0.51 MX$9.09

49.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.37 KES 3,530

$26.52 MX$468

3.21%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 MX$55.7

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.74 KES 95.4

$2.46 MX$43.49

-69.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.26 MX$57.5

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 KES 168

$1.32 MX$23.36

-0.76%

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

$30.1K MX$531.0K

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

$23.8K MX$419.3K

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

$15.28 KES 1,972

$83.5 MX$1,474

-81.71%

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

$10.39 KES 1,340

$22.86 MX$404

-54.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.55 KES 3,296

$30.04 MX$530

-14.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.41 KES 3,536

$51.9 MX$916

-47.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$7.95 KES 1,025

$5.12 MX$90.4

55.27%

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

$162 KES 20.9K

$201 MX$3,541

-19.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,038 KES 649.8K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-5.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.62 KES 1,241

$35.73 MX$631

-73.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.87 KES 1,144

$40.27 MX$711

-77.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$15.49 KES 1,998

$79.2 MX$1,398

-80.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$17.07 KES 2,202

$89.3 MX$1,576

-80.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$175 KES 22.6K

$947 MX$16.7K

-81.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 KES 14.5K

$483 MX$8,525

-76.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 KES 34.8K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-83.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$260 KES 33.6K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-78.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$235 KES 30.3K

$730 MX$12.9K

-67.76%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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