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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nakuru is 33.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 54.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nakuru is 23.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 55.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.42 KES 442

$11.61 MX$200

-70.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.47 KES 4,968

$42.75 MX$738

-10.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.69 KES 863

$10.60 MX$183

-36.89%

Cappuccino

$1.72 KES 222

$3.59 MX$62.0

-52.09%

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

$0.40 KES 52.1

$1.45 MX$25.08

-72.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 KES 41.80

$0.90 MX$15.50

-64.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 KES 183

$3.03 MX$52.4

-53.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.50 KES 194

$4.56 MX$78.8

-67.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.48 KES 62.3

$1.45 MX$25.07

-66.90%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 KES 60.7

$1.83 MX$31.55

-74.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.12 KES 144

$1.61 MX$27.77

-30.43%

Eggs

$1.32 KES 171

$2.54 MX$43.82

-48.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.53 KES 973

$8.54 MX$148

-11.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.20 KES 801

$8.47 MX$146

-26.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.32 KES 558

$10.86 MX$188

-60.22%

Apples (1kg)

$1.76 KES 227

$2.73 MX$47.13

-35.53%

Banana (1kg)

$0.45 KES 57.8

$1.49 MX$25.77

-69.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.79 KES 231

$1.94 MX$33.55

-7.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.59 KES 76.3

$2.16 MX$37.38

-72.69%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 KES 48.96

$1.85 MX$31.88

-79.46%

Onion (1kg)

$0.52 KES 66.7

$2.19 MX$37.80

-76.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.8

$1.07 MX$18.52

-34.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 KES 77.4

$1.08 MX$18.71

-44.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.99 KES 257

$4.06 MX$70.1

-50.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.76 KES 615

$10.46 MX$181

-54.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.65 KES 213

$1.65 MX$28.56

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 KES 240

$2.55 MX$44.01

-27.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.80 KES 103

$0.56 MX$9.60

42.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.19 KES 3,511

$26.20 MX$453

3.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 195

$3.14 MX$54.2

-51.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.79 KES 102

$2.37 MX$40.96

-66.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.84 KES 367

$3.24 MX$56.0

-12.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 KES 166

$1.31 MX$22.70

-1.53%

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

$12.8K KES 1.7M

$30.5K MX$527.4K

-58.11%

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

$14.5K KES 1.9M

$23.8K MX$411.4K

-39.12%

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

$31.36 KES 4,050

$83.1 MX$1,436

-62.28%

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

$16.73 KES 2,161

$22.15 MX$383

-24.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.28 KES 5,073

$29.37 MX$507

33.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.97 KES 5,936

$51.2 MX$884

-10.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.69 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$5.27 KES 681

$4.89 MX$84.4

7.77%

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

$204 KES 26.4K

$199 MX$3,431

2.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,880 KES 501.1K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

-25.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.60 KES 2,402

$35.93 MX$621

-48.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.61 KES 3,048

$39.39 MX$680

-40.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.73 KES 5,001

$80.3 MX$1,387

-51.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.6 KES 6,920

$87.6 MX$1,512

-38.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$231 KES 29.9K

$963 MX$16.6K

-76.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 KES 15.1K

$482 MX$8,326

-75.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$386 KES 49.9K

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-76.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 KES 35.2K

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-77.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,957 MX$68.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,513 MX$112.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$726 MX$12.5K

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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