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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mombasa is 51.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 51.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mombasa is 25% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.37 KES 306

$11.88 MX$210

-80.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.45 KES 2,509

$41.90 MX$740

-53.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.81 KES 1,136

$10.55 MX$186

-16.49%

Cappuccino

$3.16 KES 408

$3.60 MX$63.5

-12.22%

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

$0.48 KES 62.2

$1.50 MX$26.45

-68.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 KES 61.3

$0.91 MX$16.09

-48.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.87 KES 242

$3.08 MX$54.4

-39.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 KES 383

$4.47 MX$78.8

-33.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.81 KES 105

$1.39 MX$24.54

-41.73%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 KES 65.2

$1.90 MX$33.47

-73.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.41 KES 182

$1.60 MX$28.27

-11.88%

Eggs

$1.73 KES 224

$2.60 MX$45.97

-33.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.69 KES 1,250

$8.36 MX$148

15.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.01 KES 775

$8.64 MX$152

-30.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.23 KES 674

$10.91 MX$192

-52.06%

Apples (1kg)

$1.81 KES 234

$2.61 MX$45.98

-30.65%

Banana (1kg)

$0.93 KES 120

$1.44 MX$25.46

-35.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 KES 194

$1.96 MX$34.55

-22.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.1

$2.12 MX$37.34

-64.62%

Potato (1kg)

$0.68 KES 87.2

$1.86 MX$32.87

-63.44%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 KES 133

$2.22 MX$39.20

-53.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.62 KES 80.0

$1.02 MX$17.99

-39.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 KES 78.0

$1.04 MX$18.36

-42.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.35 KES 432

$4.05 MX$71.5

-17.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.97 KES 1,028

$10.18 MX$180

-21.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.97 KES 254

$1.69 MX$29.79

16.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.88 KES 372

$2.62 MX$46.25

9.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

$0.51 MX$9.09

54.90%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.58 KES 4,461

$26.52 MX$468

30.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.02 KES 390

$3.15 MX$55.7

-4.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.98 KES 256

$2.46 MX$43.49

-19.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.68 KES 604

$3.26 MX$57.5

43.56%

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)

$11.9K KES 1.5M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-60.54%

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

$12.2K KES 1.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-48.83%

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

$44.64 KES 5,759

$83.5 MX$1,474

-46.56%

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

$13.91 KES 1,794

$22.86 MX$404

-39.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.12 KES 5,691

$30.04 MX$530

46.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.94 KES 2,314

$51.9 MX$916

-65.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.96 KES 2,445

$18.30 MX$323

3.61%

Cinema Ticket

$4.67 KES 602

$5.12 MX$90.4

-8.79%

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

$87.3 KES 11.3K

$201 MX$3,541

-56.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,483 KES 707.3K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

3.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.11 KES 1,691

$35.73 MX$631

-63.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.88 KES 1,790

$40.27 MX$711

-65.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.27 KES 3,002

$79.2 MX$1,398

-70.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.56 KES 5,878

$89.3 MX$1,576

-48.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$183 KES 23.6K

$947 MX$16.7K

-80.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$118 KES 15.2K

$483 MX$8,525

-75.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$599 KES 77.2K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-62.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$453 KES 58.5K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-62.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,380 KES 694.0K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

34.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,879 KES 500.3K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-39.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$326 KES 42.0K

$730 MX$12.9K

-55.35%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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