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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mombasa is 40.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mombasa is 27.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.31 KES 298

$11.99 MX$227

-80.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.64 KES 2,539

$42.47 MX$803

-53.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 KES 1,130

$10.47 MX$198

-16.52%

Cappuccino

$3.25 KES 420

$3.6 MX$68.2

-9.72%

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

$0.49 KES 62.7

$1.44 MX$27.16

-65.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 KES 61

$0.89 MX$16.79

-47.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.92 KES 248

$3.09 MX$58.5

-37.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 KES 384

$4.58 MX$86.6

-35.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.82 KES 106

$1.38 MX$26.04

-40.58%

White Bread (500g)

$0.5 KES 64.8

$1.85 MX$34.9

-72.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.41 KES 182

$1.57 MX$29.68

-10.19%

Eggs

$1.76 KES 227

$2.55 MX$48.3

-30.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.04 KES 1,298

$8.61 MX$163

16.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.08 KES 786

$8.54 MX$161

-28.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.45 KES 704

$10.98 MX$208

-50.36%

Apples (1kg)

$1.87 KES 242

$2.72 MX$51.4

-31.25%

Banana (1kg)

$0.9 KES 116

$1.51 MX$28.57

-40.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 KES 196

$1.88 MX$35.63

-19.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.8 KES 103

$2.19 MX$41.42

-63.47%

Potato (1kg)

$0.66 KES 84.8

$1.87 MX$35.3

-64.71%

Onion (1kg)

$1.08 KES 139

$2.19 MX$41.37

-50.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.3

$1.07 MX$20.23

-39.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 KES 79.4

$1.09 MX$20.64

-44.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.34 KES 431

$3.96 MX$74.9

-15.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.93 KES 1,025

$8.86 MX$167

-10.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 KES 243

$1.72 MX$32.53

9.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 KES 352

$2.61 MX$49.37

4.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 KES 97.8

$0.52 MX$9.74

46.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.54 KES 4,464

$26.59 MX$503

29.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.18 KES 411

$3.24 MX$61.2

-1.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.92 KES 248

$2.38 MX$44.94

-19.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.59 KES 593

$3.11 MX$58.7

47.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.59 KES 206

$1.31 MX$24.85

21.37%

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

$12.2K KES 1.6M

$30.3K MX$573K

-59.73%

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

$11.8K KES 1.5M

$24K MX$453.6K

-50.64%

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

$44.34 KES 5,731

$84.2 MX$1,592

-47.36%

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

$14.14 KES 1,827

$22.14 MX$419

-36.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.81 KES 5,661

$30.14 MX$570

45.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.88 KES 2,311

$52 MX$983

-65.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.2 KES 2,482

$18.72 MX$354

2.56%

Cinema Ticket

$4.77 KES 617

$5.07 MX$95.9

-5.92%

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

$86.7 KES 11.2K

$200 MX$3,787

-56.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,322 KES 687.8K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-0.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.34 KES 1,724

$35.74 MX$676

-62.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.46 KES 1,739

$39.8 MX$753

-66.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.3 KES 3,011

$79 MX$1,493

-70.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.35 KES 6,119

$88.4 MX$1,671

-46.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 KES 22.9K

$965 MX$18.3K

-81.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.7K

$474 MX$8,968

-76.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$592 KES 76.6K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-64.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$460 KES 59.4K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-61.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,040 KES 392.9K

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-1.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,160 KES 279.2K

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-71.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$322 KES 41.6K

$792 MX$15K

-59.37%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

13.84%

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

Last update for Mombasa: October 27, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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