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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nairobi is 24.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nairobi is 25.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 39.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.35 KES 690

$11.85 MX$210

-54.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.93 KES 5,026

$42.16 MX$746

-7.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.89 KES 890

$10.75 MX$190

-35.91%

Cappuccino

$2.45 KES 316

$3.47 MX$61.5

-29.39%

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

$0.76 KES 98.1

$1.45 MX$25.72

-47.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 KES 70.2

$0.90 MX$15.98

-40.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 KES 305

$3.05 MX$54.1

-22.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 KES 385

$4.42 MX$78.2

-32.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 KES 119

$1.37 MX$24.24

-32.12%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 KES 72.4

$1.87 MX$33.14

-70.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 KES 207

$1.54 MX$27.32

3.90%

Eggs

$1.70 KES 220

$2.50 MX$44.31

-32.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.42 KES 1,475

$8.61 MX$152

32.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.88 KES 888

$8.63 MX$153

-20.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.47 KES 706

$11.02 MX$195

-50.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 407

$2.75 MX$48.67

14.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.05 KES 135

$1.43 MX$25.28

-26.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 KES 272

$1.87 MX$33.15

12.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.01 KES 130

$2.17 MX$38.37

-53.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 KES 134

$1.88 MX$33.33

-45.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 KES 146

$2.25 MX$39.76

-49.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.1

$1.07 MX$18.90

-35.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 KES 97.0

$1.07 MX$19.00

-29.91%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.02 KES 390

$4.15 MX$73.5

-27.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.87 KES 1,532

$10.34 MX$183

14.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.28 KES 295

$1.68 MX$29.72

35.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 KES 352

$2.48 MX$43.97

10.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

$0.55 MX$9.82

43.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.46 KES 4,062

$26.53 MX$470

18.58%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

$3.22 MX$56.9

-52.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 KES 198

$2.48 MX$43.93

-38.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 381

$3.11 MX$55.0

-5.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.53 KES 198

$1.26 MX$22.22

21.43%

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

$21.9K KES 2.8M

$30.7K MX$542.7K

-28.64%

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

$20.4K KES 2.6M

$24.0K MX$425.5K

-15.24%

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

$33.71 KES 4,352

$82.5 MX$1,460

-59.13%

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

$17.03 KES 2,199

$22.29 MX$394

-23.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.73 KES 5,000

$30.02 MX$531

29.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.42 KES 5,477

$51.4 MX$911

-17.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.09 KES 2,594

$18.29 MX$324

9.84%

Cinema Ticket

$6.29 KES 811

$4.98 MX$88.2

26.31%

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

$201 KES 25.9K

$200 MX$3,540

0.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,031 KES 1.0M

$5,304 MX$93.9K

51.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.05 KES 2,331

$35.71 MX$632

-49.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.44 KES 3,155

$39.56 MX$700

-38.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.4 KES 8,314

$80.6 MX$1,426

-20.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.6 KES 7,307

$88.3 MX$1,563

-35.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$455 KES 58.7K

$969 MX$17.2K

-53.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 KES 24.2K

$482 MX$8,535

-61.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,114 KES 143.8K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-30.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$427 KES 55.1K

$1,184 MX$21.0K

-63.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,605 KES 207.2K

$4,050 MX$71.7K

-60.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$906 KES 117.0K

$6,522 MX$115.4K

-86.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$396 KES 51.1K

$756 MX$13.4K

-47.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

11.42

29.95%

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

Last update for Nairobi: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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