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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kilifi is 62.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 65.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kilifi is 40.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 63.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.38 KES 308

$11.99 MX$227

-80.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.8 KES 6,565

$42.47 MX$803

19.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.29 KES 296

$10.47 MX$198

-78.13%

Cappuccino

$1.91 KES 247

$3.6 MX$68.2

-46.94%

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

$0.79 KES 102

$1.44 MX$27.16

-45.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 KES 97.4

$0.89 MX$16.79

-15.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.89 KES 244

$3.09 MX$58.5

-38.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.58 MX$86.6

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 KES 117

$1.38 MX$26.04

-34.06%

White Bread (500g)

$0.8 KES 103

$1.85 MX$34.9

-56.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.87 KES 242

$1.57 MX$29.68

19.11%

Eggs

$1.88 KES 242

$2.55 MX$48.3

-26.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.61 MX$163

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.54 MX$161

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.98 MX$208

Apples (1kg)

$2.3 KES 298

$2.72 MX$51.4

-15.44%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 KES 109

$1.51 MX$28.57

-43.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.81 KES 234

$1.88 MX$35.63

-3.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 KES 83

$2.19 MX$41.42

-70.78%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 KES 83.7

$1.87 MX$35.3

-65.24%

Onion (1kg)

$0.6 KES 77.7

$2.19 MX$41.37

-72.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$20.23

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.18

$1.09 MX$20.64

-77.98%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 MX$74.9

Wine (Bottle)

$11.65 KES 1,505

$8.86 MX$167

31.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.94 KES 251

$1.72 MX$32.53

12.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 MX$49.37

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

$0.52 MX$9.74

51.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.62 KES 3,570

$26.59 MX$503

3.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.24 MX$61.2

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.73 KES 94.6

$2.38 MX$44.94

-69.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$58.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 KES 168

$1.31 MX$24.85

-0.76%

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

$30.3K MX$573K

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

$24K MX$453.6K

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

$15.51 KES 2,004

$84.2 MX$1,592

-81.59%

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

$10.2 KES 1,318

$22.14 MX$419

-53.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.28 KES 3,268

$30.14 MX$570

-16.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.98 KES 3,616

$52 MX$983

-46.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$7.69 KES 994

$5.07 MX$95.9

51.68%

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

$165 KES 21.3K

$200 MX$3,787

-17.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,932 KES 637.4K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-7.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.56 KES 1,235

$35.74 MX$676

-73.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.87 KES 1,146

$39.8 MX$753

-77.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$15.61 KES 2,017

$79 MX$1,493

-80.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$17.6 KES 2,274

$88.4 MX$1,671

-80.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$175 KES 22.6K

$965 MX$18.3K

-81.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.8K

$474 MX$8,968

-75.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 KES 34.9K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-83.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$263 KES 34K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-78.14%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$233 KES 30.1K

$792 MX$15K

-70.59%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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