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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nakuru is 41.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nakuru is 29.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.46 KES 446

$11.88 MX$210

-70.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.34 KES 4,945

$41.90 MX$740

-8.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.01 KES 904

$10.55 MX$186

-33.55%

Cappuccino

$1.76 KES 228

$3.60 MX$63.5

-51.11%

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

$0.38 KES 48.46

$1.50 MX$26.45

-74.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 KES 41.61

$0.91 MX$16.09

-64.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.37 KES 176

$3.08 MX$54.4

-55.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 KES 202

$4.47 MX$78.8

-64.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 KES 67.7

$1.39 MX$24.54

-62.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 KES 65.7

$1.90 MX$33.47

-73.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.16 KES 150

$1.60 MX$28.27

-27.50%

Eggs

$1.34 KES 173

$2.60 MX$45.97

-48.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.69 KES 993

$8.36 MX$148

-8.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.50 KES 838

$8.64 MX$152

-24.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.33 KES 559

$10.91 MX$192

-60.31%

Apples (1kg)

$1.77 KES 228

$2.61 MX$45.98

-32.18%

Banana (1kg)

$0.42 KES 54.1

$1.44 MX$25.46

-70.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.79 KES 231

$1.96 MX$34.55

-8.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 KES 71.8

$2.12 MX$37.34

-73.58%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 KES 48.23

$1.86 MX$32.87

-80.11%

Onion (1kg)

$0.52 KES 66.6

$2.22 MX$39.20

-76.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 87.9

$1.02 MX$17.99

-33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 KES 76.4

$1.04 MX$18.36

-43.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.07 KES 267

$4.05 MX$71.5

-48.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.59 KES 592

$10.18 MX$180

-54.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.64 KES 212

$1.69 MX$29.79

-2.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 KES 234

$2.62 MX$46.25

-30.92%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

$0.51 MX$9.09

54.90%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.24 KES 3,514

$26.52 MX$468

2.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 KES 202

$3.15 MX$55.7

-50.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 KES 97.6

$2.46 MX$43.49

-69.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.88 KES 372

$3.26 MX$57.5

-11.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 KES 164

$1.32 MX$23.36

-3.79%

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

$12.5K KES 1.6M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-58.41%

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

$14.7K KES 1.9M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-38.17%

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

$30.87 KES 3,982

$83.5 MX$1,474

-63.04%

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

$17.01 KES 2,194

$22.86 MX$404

-25.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.31 KES 5,071

$30.04 MX$530

30.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.04 KES 6,069

$51.9 MX$916

-9.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.50 KES 709

$5.12 MX$90.4

7.42%

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

$199 KES 25.7K

$201 MX$3,541

-0.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,889 KES 501.6K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-26.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.27 KES 2,357

$35.73 MX$631

-48.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.16 KES 3,117

$40.27 MX$711

-40.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.36 KES 5,077

$79.2 MX$1,398

-50.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.9 KES 6,954

$89.3 MX$1,576

-39.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$233 KES 30.0K

$947 MX$16.7K

-75.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 KES 15.1K

$483 MX$8,525

-75.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$392 KES 50.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-75.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$274 KES 35.4K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-77.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$390 KES 50.3K

$730 MX$12.9K

-46.60%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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