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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nairobi is 32.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 40.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nairobi is 10.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.38 KES 694

$11.88 MX$210

-54.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.46 KES 4,961

$41.90 MX$740

-8.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.87 KES 886

$10.55 MX$186

-34.88%

Cappuccino

$2.43 KES 314

$3.60 MX$63.5

-32.50%

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

$0.71 KES 91.3

$1.50 MX$26.45

-52.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.5

$0.91 MX$16.09

-41.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.34 KES 302

$3.08 MX$54.4

-24.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 KES 382

$4.47 MX$78.8

-33.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.87 KES 112

$1.39 MX$24.54

-37.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.6

$1.90 MX$33.47

-72.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 KES 212

$1.60 MX$28.27

2.50%

Eggs

$1.65 KES 212

$2.60 MX$45.97

-36.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.50 KES 1,484

$8.36 MX$148

37.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.68 KES 862

$8.64 MX$152

-22.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.65 KES 729

$10.91 MX$192

-48.21%

Apples (1kg)

$3.06 KES 395

$2.61 MX$45.98

17.24%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.44 MX$25.46

-27.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.08 KES 268

$1.96 MX$34.55

6.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 KES 135

$2.12 MX$37.34

-50.47%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.86 MX$32.87

-44.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 KES 149

$2.22 MX$39.20

-47.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.64 KES 83.0

$1.02 MX$17.99

-37.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 KES 95.7

$1.04 MX$18.36

-28.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.01 KES 388

$4.05 MX$71.5

-25.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.46 KES 1,479

$10.18 MX$180

12.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.20 KES 284

$1.69 MX$29.79

30.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 KES 360

$2.62 MX$46.25

6.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.80 KES 103

$0.51 MX$9.09

56.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.16 KES 4,019

$26.52 MX$468

17.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

$3.15 MX$55.7

-51.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 KES 194

$2.46 MX$43.49

-38.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.92 KES 377

$3.26 MX$57.5

-10.43%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.54 KES 198

$1.32 MX$23.36

16.67%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-27.73%

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

$20.0K KES 2.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-15.66%

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

$34.34 KES 4,430

$83.5 MX$1,474

-58.89%

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

$17.10 KES 2,206

$22.86 MX$404

-25.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.63 KES 5,113

$30.04 MX$530

31.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.48 KES 5,609

$51.9 MX$916

-16.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.53 KES 2,648

$18.30 MX$323

12.19%

Cinema Ticket

$6.03 KES 778

$5.12 MX$90.4

17.77%

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

$206 KES 26.6K

$201 MX$3,541

2.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,893 KES 1.0M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

48.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.34 KES 2,366

$35.73 MX$631

-48.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.06 KES 3,104

$40.27 MX$711

-40.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.4 KES 8,307

$79.2 MX$1,398

-18.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.2 KES 7,253

$89.3 MX$1,576

-37.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$453 KES 58.4K

$947 MX$16.7K

-52.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$183 KES 23.6K

$483 MX$8,525

-62.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,111 KES 143.3K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-30.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$429 KES 55.4K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-64.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,546 KES 199.4K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-61.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$911 KES 117.5K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-85.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$393 KES 50.8K

$730 MX$12.9K

-46.08%

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: January 10, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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