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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nanyuki is 37.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nanyuki is 30.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.94 KES 509

$11.85 MX$208

-66.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.18 KES 4,029

$42.16 MX$742

-26.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.77 KES 874

$10.75 MX$189

-37.02%

Cappuccino

$1.83 KES 237

$3.47 MX$61.1

-47.26%

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

$0.74 KES 96.1

$1.45 MX$25.56

-48.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.9

$0.90 MX$15.88

-41.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.35 KES 304

$3.05 MX$53.7

-22.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 KES 379

$4.42 MX$77.7

-33.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 KES 111

$1.37 MX$24.09

-37.23%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 KES 74.5

$1.87 MX$32.93

-68.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.18 KES 153

$1.54 MX$27.15

-23.38%

Eggs

$1.58 KES 204

$2.50 MX$44.03

-36.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.49 KES 1,485

$8.61 MX$151

33.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.73 KES 869

$8.63 MX$152

-22.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.81 KES 493

$11.02 MX$194

-65.43%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 390

$2.75 MX$48.36

9.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 KES 141

$1.43 MX$25.12

-23.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 KES 270

$1.87 MX$32.94

11.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 KES 136

$2.17 MX$38.13

-51.61%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 KES 132

$1.88 MX$33.12

-45.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 151

$2.25 MX$39.51

-48.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.4

$1.07 MX$18.78

-35.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 KES 98.1

$1.07 MX$18.88

-28.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.69 KES 347

$4.15 MX$73.1

-35.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.71 KES 1,514

$10.34 MX$182

13.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 KES 253

$1.68 MX$29.54

16.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 KES 252

$2.48 MX$43.69

-21.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 KES 48.23

$0.55 MX$9.76

-32.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$467

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 KES 197

$3.22 MX$56.6

-52.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 KES 198

$2.48 MX$43.65

-38.31%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.92 KES 378

$3.11 MX$54.7

-6.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 KES 154

$1.26 MX$22.09

-5.56%

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

$21.5K KES 2.8M

$30.7K MX$539.3K

-29.90%

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

$20.0K KES 2.6M

$24.0K MX$422.8K

-16.94%

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

$34.10 KES 4,406

$82.5 MX$1,451

-58.66%

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

$16.92 KES 2,186

$22.29 MX$392

-24.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.74 KES 5,135

$30.02 MX$528

32.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.7 KES 7,064

$51.4 MX$905

6.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$322

Cinema Ticket

$6.24 KES 806

$4.98 MX$87.7

25.30%

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

$64.9 KES 8,381

$200 MX$3,518

-67.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,850 KES 1.0M

$5,304 MX$93.3K

47.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.30 KES 2,365

$35.71 MX$628

-48.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.07 KES 3,111

$39.56 MX$696

-39.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.2 KES 8,421

$80.6 MX$1,417

-19.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.0 KES 7,364

$88.3 MX$1,554

-35.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$97.2 KES 12.6K

$969 MX$17.1K

-89.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$79.2 KES 10.2K

$482 MX$8,482

-83.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$329 KES 42.5K

$1,595 MX$28.1K

-79.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$211 KES 27.3K

$1,184 MX$20.8K

-82.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$71.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$114.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$118 KES 15.3K

$756 MX$13.3K

-84.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

11.42

29.95%

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

Last update for Nanyuki: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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