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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kisumu is 41.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kisumu is 34% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 58.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.75 KES 613

$11.88 MX$210

-60.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.34 KES 3,011

$41.90 MX$740

-44.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.75 KES 870

$10.55 MX$186

-36.02%

Cappuccino

$2.31 KES 297

$3.60 MX$63.5

-35.83%

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

$0.60 KES 76.9

$1.50 MX$26.45

-60.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.50 KES 64.1

$0.91 MX$16.09

-45.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.95 KES 252

$3.08 MX$54.4

-36.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.86 KES 368

$4.47 MX$78.8

-36.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 KES 66.8

$1.39 MX$24.54

-62.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.1

$1.90 MX$33.47

-72.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 KES 211

$1.60 MX$28.27

2.50%

Eggs

$1.69 KES 218

$2.60 MX$45.97

-35.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.45 KES 1,477

$8.36 MX$148

36.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.94 KES 895

$8.64 MX$152

-19.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.16 KES 665

$10.91 MX$192

-52.70%

Apples (1kg)

$3.08 KES 397

$2.61 MX$45.98

18.01%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.44 MX$25.46

-27.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.13 KES 275

$1.96 MX$34.55

8.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 KES 136

$2.12 MX$37.34

-50.47%

Potato (1kg)

$1.06 KES 137

$1.86 MX$32.87

-43.01%

Onion (1kg)

$0.91 KES 118

$2.22 MX$39.20

-59.01%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 83.7

$1.02 MX$17.99

-36.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 KES 95.0

$1.04 MX$18.36

-28.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.12 KES 402

$4.05 MX$71.5

-22.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.82 KES 1,008

$10.18 MX$180

-23.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.26 KES 292

$1.69 MX$29.79

33.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.35 KES 303

$2.62 MX$46.25

-10.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 KES 104

$0.51 MX$9.09

58.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.11 KES 2,982

$26.52 MX$468

-12.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.58 KES 204

$3.15 MX$55.7

-49.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.52 KES 196

$2.46 MX$43.49

-38.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 KES 368

$3.26 MX$57.5

-12.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.59 KES 205

$1.32 MX$23.36

20.45%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-28.00%

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

$19.9K KES 2.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-16.39%

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

$34.33 KES 4,428

$83.5 MX$1,474

-58.90%

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

$17.08 KES 2,203

$22.86 MX$404

-25.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.39 KES 5,081

$30.04 MX$530

31.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.25 KES 3,000

$51.9 MX$916

-55.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.27 KES 808

$5.12 MX$90.4

22.46%

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

$114 KES 14.8K

$201 MX$3,541

-42.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,149 KES 1.1M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

53.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.42 KES 1,474

$35.73 MX$631

-68.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.69 KES 2,540

$40.27 MX$711

-51.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$15.28 KES 1,972

$79.2 MX$1,398

-80.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.76 KES 2,033

$89.3 MX$1,576

-82.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$137 KES 17.7K

$947 MX$16.7K

-85.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 KES 13.9K

$483 MX$8,525

-77.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$346 KES 44.6K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-78.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 KES 28.4K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-81.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$789 KES 101.8K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-80.26%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$790 KES 101.9K

$730 MX$12.9K

8.24%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

5.08%

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

Last update for Kisumu: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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