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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kisumu is 52.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kisumu is 27.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 57.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.7 KES 608

$11.99 MX$227

-60.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.49 KES 3,036

$42.47 MX$803

-44.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.56 KES 848

$10.47 MX$198

-37.34%

Cappuccino

$2.19 KES 283

$3.6 MX$68.2

-39.17%

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

$0.6 KES 78.2

$1.44 MX$27.16

-58.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 69.1

$0.89 MX$16.79

-40.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.91 KES 247

$3.09 MX$58.5

-38.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 KES 366

$4.58 MX$86.6

-38.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.53 KES 68.1

$1.38 MX$26.04

-61.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 KES 72.3

$1.85 MX$34.9

-69.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.65 KES 214

$1.57 MX$29.68

5.10%

Eggs

$1.62 KES 210

$2.55 MX$48.3

-36.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.54 KES 1,491

$8.61 MX$163

34.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.56 KES 848

$8.54 MX$161

-23.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.14 KES 664

$10.98 MX$208

-53.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 391

$2.72 MX$51.4

11.03%

Banana (1kg)

$1.03 KES 134

$1.51 MX$28.57

-31.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 KES 271

$1.88 MX$35.63

11.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.06 KES 136

$2.19 MX$41.42

-51.60%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.87 MX$35.3

-44.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.89 KES 116

$2.19 MX$41.37

-59.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 88.8

$1.07 MX$20.23

-35.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 KES 96.7

$1.09 MX$20.64

-31.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.14 KES 406

$3.96 MX$74.9

-20.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.93 KES 1,024

$8.86 MX$167

-10.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 KES 281

$1.72 MX$32.53

26.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 KES 294

$2.61 MX$49.37

-13.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 KES 97.3

$0.52 MX$9.74

44.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.38 KES 3,022

$26.59 MX$503

-12.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 195

$3.24 MX$61.2

-53.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.49 KES 193

$2.38 MX$44.94

-37.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.98 KES 385

$3.11 MX$58.7

-4.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.58 KES 205

$1.31 MX$24.85

20.61%

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

$22K KES 2.8M

$30.3K MX$573K

-27.36%

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

$19.7K KES 2.5M

$24K MX$453.6K

-17.93%

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

$33.78 KES 4,366

$84.2 MX$1,592

-59.90%

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

$16.48 KES 2,130

$22.14 MX$419

-25.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.06 KES 5,178

$30.14 MX$570

32.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.8 KES 2,947

$52 MX$983

-56.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$6.34 KES 819

$5.07 MX$95.9

25.05%

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

$117 KES 15.1K

$200 MX$3,787

-41.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,994 KES 1M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

49.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.4 KES 1,474

$35.74 MX$676

-68.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.13 KES 2,473

$39.8 MX$753

-51.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$15.5 KES 2,003

$79 MX$1,493

-80.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.37 KES 1,987

$88.4 MX$1,671

-82.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$133 KES 17.2K

$965 MX$18.3K

-86.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 KES 13.9K

$474 MX$8,968

-77.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$350 KES 45.2K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-78.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$215 KES 27.8K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-82.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$764 KES 98.7K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-75.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$789 KES 101.9K

$792 MX$15K

-0.40%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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