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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 62.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 72.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 54.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 74.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 KES 282

$11.99 MX$227

-81.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.23 KES 4,036

$42.47 MX$803

-26.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.47 MX$198

Cappuccino

$3.6 MX$68.2

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

$1.58 KES 204

$1.44 MX$27.16

9.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 KES 117

$0.89 MX$16.79

2.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.51 KES 453

$3.09 MX$58.5

13.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 KES 442

$4.58 MX$86.6

-25.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 KES 120

$1.38 MX$26.04

-32.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.85 MX$34.9

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.2 KES 156

$1.57 MX$29.68

-23.57%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 394

$2.55 MX$48.3

19.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.38 KES 1,471

$8.61 MX$163

32.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.23 KES 805

$8.54 MX$161

-27.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.99 KES 645

$10.98 MX$208

-54.55%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 407

$2.72 MX$51.4

15.81%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 97.5

$1.51 MX$28.57

-50.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 KES 345

$1.88 MX$35.63

42.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92

$2.19 MX$41.42

-67.58%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.87 MX$35.3

-57.75%

Onion (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.4

$2.19 MX$41.37

-67.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$20.23

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KES 61.4

$1.09 MX$20.64

-55.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 MX$74.9

Wine (Bottle)

$8.86 MX$167

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MX$32.53

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 MX$49.37

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 MX$9.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 MX$503

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.24 MX$61.2

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.38 MX$44.94

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$58.7

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 KES 183

$1.31 MX$24.85

8.40%

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)

$76.3 KES 9,858

$84.2 MX$1,592

-9.45%

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

$22.14 MX$419

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.46 KES 3,937

$30.14 MX$570

1.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.54 KES 4,981

$52 MX$983

-25.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.07 MX$95.9

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

$200 MX$3,787

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,333 MX$100.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.74 MX$676

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.8 MX$753

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79 MX$1,493

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.4 MX$1,671

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$965 MX$18.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$474 MX$8,968

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$386 KES 49.8K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-76.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,202 MX$22.7K

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)

$792 MX$15K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Malindi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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