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

🙂 Solo nomad: Naivasha is 37.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Naivasha is 32.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Naivasha
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.56 KES 718
$11.85 MX$208
-53.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$38.53 KES 4,979
$42.16 MX$742
-8.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.00 KES 904
$10.75 MX$189
-34.88%
Cappuccino
$2.44 KES 315
$3.47 MX$61.1
-29.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 KES 91.0
$1.45 MX$25.56
-51.72%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.53 KES 68.6
$0.90 MX$15.88
-41.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.27 KES 293
$3.05 MX$53.7
-25.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.94 KES 380
$4.42 MX$77.7
-33.48%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Naivasha
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.93 KES 120
$1.37 MX$24.09
-32.12%
White Bread (500g)
$0.57 KES 73.2
$1.87 MX$32.93
-69.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.59 KES 205
$1.54 MX$27.15
3.25%
Eggs
$1.68 KES 217
$2.50 MX$44.03
-32.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.54 KES 1,491
$8.61 MX$151
34.03%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.82 KES 881
$8.63 MX$152
-20.97%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.60 KES 724
$11.02 MX$194
-49.18%
Apples (1kg)
$3.18 KES 410
$2.75 MX$48.36
15.64%
Banana (1kg)
$1.08 KES 139
$1.43 MX$25.12
-24.48%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.18 KES 282
$1.87 MX$32.94
16.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.05 KES 136
$2.17 MX$38.13
-51.61%
Potato (1kg)
$1.08 KES 139
$1.88 MX$33.12
-42.55%
Onion (1kg)
$1.17 KES 151
$2.25 MX$39.51
-48.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.70 KES 90.8
$1.07 MX$18.78
-34.58%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 KES 96.0
$1.07 MX$18.88
-30.84%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.18 KES 411
$4.15 MX$73.1
-23.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.52 KES 1,488
$10.34 MX$182
11.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.28 KES 294
$1.68 MX$29.54
35.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 KES 353
$2.48 MX$43.69
10.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Naivasha
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.55 MX$9.76
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$26.53 MX$467
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.53 KES 198
$3.22 MX$56.6
-52.48%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.56 KES 202
$2.48 MX$43.65
-37.10%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.86 KES 369
$3.11 MX$54.7
-8.04%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.56 KES 202
$1.26 MX$22.09
23.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.8K KES 2.8M
$30.7K MX$539.3K
-28.74%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.9K KES 2.6M
$24.0K MX$422.8K
-17.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Naivasha
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.28 KES 4,430
$82.5 MX$1,451
-58.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.14 KES 2,215
$22.29 MX$392
-23.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.01 KES 5,170
$30.02 MX$528
33.28%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Naivasha
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$51.4 MX$905
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.29 MX$322
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.29 KES 812
$4.98 MX$87.7
26.31%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Naivasha
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$199 KES 25.8K
$200 MX$3,518
-0.34%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,053 KES 1.0M
$5,304 MX$93.3K
51.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Naivasha
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$17.89 KES 2,311
$35.71 MX$628
-49.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.07 KES 3,111
$39.56 MX$696
-39.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$65.5 KES 8,462
$80.6 MX$1,417
-18.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$56.7 KES 7,325
$88.3 MX$1,554
-35.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Naivasha
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$115 KES 14.9K
$969 MX$17.1K
-88.10%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$76.4 KES 9,868
$482 MX$8,482
-84.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$236 KES 30.4K
$1,595 MX$28.1K
-85.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$187 KES 24.1K
$1,184 MX$20.8K
-84.22%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$768 KES 99.3K
$4,050 MX$71.2K
-81.03%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$6,522 MX$114.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Naivasha
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$756 MX$13.3K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
14.84
11.42
29.95%

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Last update for Naivasha: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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