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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nakuru is 43.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nakuru is 32.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 KES 446

$11.99 MX$227

-71.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.09 KES 5,052

$42.47 MX$803

-7.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.86 KES 886

$10.47 MX$198

-34.48%

Cappuccino

$1.71 KES 221

$3.6 MX$68.2

-52.50%

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

$0.41 KES 52.7

$1.44 MX$27.16

-71.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 KES 38.69

$0.89 MX$16.79

-66.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.43 KES 185

$3.09 MX$58.5

-53.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 KES 204

$4.58 MX$86.6

-65.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.48 KES 61.5

$1.38 MX$26.04

-65.22%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 KES 61.2

$1.85 MX$34.9

-74.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.1 KES 143

$1.57 MX$29.68

-29.94%

Eggs

$1.31 KES 169

$2.55 MX$48.3

-48.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.66 KES 990

$8.61 MX$163

-11.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.25 KES 808

$8.54 MX$161

-26.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.18 KES 541

$10.98 MX$208

-61.93%

Apples (1kg)

$1.7 KES 220

$2.72 MX$51.4

-37.50%

Banana (1kg)

$0.45 KES 58.4

$1.51 MX$28.57

-70.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.7 KES 219

$1.88 MX$35.63

-9.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 KES 72.8

$2.19 MX$41.42

-74.43%

Potato (1kg)

$0.4 KES 52.3

$1.87 MX$35.3

-78.61%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 KES 71.7

$2.19 MX$41.37

-74.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.3

$1.07 MX$20.23

-39.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 KES 71.4

$1.09 MX$20.64

-49.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.02 KES 261

$3.96 MX$74.9

-48.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.68 KES 605

$8.86 MX$167

-47.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.59 KES 205

$1.72 MX$32.53

-7.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 KES 232

$2.61 MX$49.37

-31.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 KES 97.1

$0.52 MX$9.74

44.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.62 KES 3,441

$26.59 MX$503

0.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 KES 197

$3.24 MX$61.2

-53.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 KES 98

$2.38 MX$44.94

-68.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 KES 370

$3.11 MX$58.7

-8.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 KES 170

$1.31 MX$24.85

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

$12.3K KES 1.6M

$30.3K MX$573K

-59.25%

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

$14.6K KES 1.9M

$24K MX$453.6K

-39.25%

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

$30.73 KES 3,972

$84.2 MX$1,592

-63.52%

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

$17.01 KES 2,199

$22.14 MX$419

-23.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.78 KES 5,012

$30.14 MX$570

28.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.68 KES 6,033

$52 MX$983

-10.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.72 MX$354

Cinema Ticket

$5.48 KES 708

$5.07 MX$95.9

8.09%

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

$203 KES 26.3K

$200 MX$3,787

1.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,863 KES 499.3K

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-27.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.46 KES 2,386

$35.74 MX$676

-48.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.08 KES 3,112

$39.8 MX$753

-39.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.36 KES 5,086

$79 MX$1,493

-50.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.2 KES 6,873

$88.4 MX$1,671

-39.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$234 KES 30.2K

$965 MX$18.3K

-75.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$115 KES 14.9K

$474 MX$8,968

-75.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$387 KES 50K

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-76.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 KES 35.3K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-77.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,081 MX$58.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 MX$142.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$384 KES 49.6K

$792 MX$15K

-51.53%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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