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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nakuru is 40.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nakuru is 47% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 KES 445

$11.85 MX$209

-70.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.07 KES 5,044

$42.16 MX$744

-7.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.65 KES 858

$10.75 MX$190

-38.14%

Cappuccino

$1.70 KES 219

$3.47 MX$61.3

-51.01%

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

$0.38 KES 48.54

$1.45 MX$25.65

-73.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.30 KES 38.53

$0.90 MX$15.93

-66.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.42 KES 183

$3.05 MX$53.9

-53.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.59 KES 205

$4.42 MX$77.9

-64.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 KES 66.5

$1.37 MX$24.17

-62.04%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 KES 65.6

$1.87 MX$33.05

-72.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.10 KES 142

$1.54 MX$27.25

-28.57%

Eggs

$1.36 KES 176

$2.50 MX$44.18

-45.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.89 KES 1,018

$8.61 MX$152

-8.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.22 KES 803

$8.63 MX$152

-27.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.20 KES 542

$11.02 MX$195

-61.89%

Apples (1kg)

$1.71 KES 221

$2.75 MX$48.53

-37.82%

Banana (1kg)

$0.41 KES 53.3

$1.43 MX$25.21

-71.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.70 KES 219

$1.87 MX$33.05

-9.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.61 KES 78.5

$2.17 MX$38.26

-71.89%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 KES 48.80

$1.88 MX$33.23

-79.79%

Onion (1kg)

$0.53 KES 68.1

$2.25 MX$39.65

-76.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.64 KES 82.4

$1.07 MX$18.85

-40.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 KES 72.6

$1.07 MX$18.95

-47.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.05 KES 264

$4.15 MX$73.3

-50.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.70 KES 607

$10.34 MX$182

-54.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.58 KES 205

$1.68 MX$29.64

-5.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.85 KES 239

$2.48 MX$43.84

-25.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 KES 98.1

$0.55 MX$9.80

38.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.15 KES 3,505

$26.53 MX$468

2.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 KES 198

$3.22 MX$56.8

-52.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 KES 103

$2.48 MX$43.80

-67.74%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 381

$3.11 MX$54.9

-5.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 KES 171

$1.26 MX$22.16

4.76%

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

$12.5K KES 1.6M

$30.7K MX$541.1K

-59.22%

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

$14.9K KES 1.9M

$24.0K MX$424.3K

-37.99%

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

$31.04 KES 4,007

$82.5 MX$1,456

-62.37%

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

$16.69 KES 2,155

$22.29 MX$393

-25.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.98 KES 5,161

$30.02 MX$530

33.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.04 KES 5,944

$51.4 MX$908

-10.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.55 KES 716

$4.98 MX$88.0

11.45%

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

$205 KES 26.5K

$200 MX$3,530

2.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,897 KES 503.1K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-26.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.49 KES 2,388

$35.71 MX$630

-48.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.29 KES 3,137

$39.56 MX$698

-38.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.61 KES 4,985

$80.6 MX$1,422

-52.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.2 KES 6,862

$88.3 MX$1,559

-39.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$229 KES 29.5K

$969 MX$17.1K

-76.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 KES 15.1K

$482 MX$8,511

-75.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$385 KES 49.8K

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-75.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$271 KES 35.0K

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-77.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$115.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.5

11.42

9.46%

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

Last update for Nakuru: March 1, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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