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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nanyuki is 48.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nanyuki is 27.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.91 KES 504

$11.88 MX$210

-67.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.63 KES 3,951

$41.90 MX$740

-26.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.75 KES 871

$10.55 MX$186

-36.02%

Cappuccino

$1.90 KES 246

$3.60 MX$63.5

-47.22%

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

$0.71 KES 91.8

$1.50 MX$26.45

-52.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.6

$0.91 MX$16.09

-41.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 KES 304

$3.08 MX$54.4

-23.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 KES 384

$4.47 MX$78.8

-33.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.87 KES 112

$1.39 MX$24.54

-37.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 KES 72.4

$1.90 MX$33.47

-70.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 KES 147

$1.60 MX$28.27

-28.75%

Eggs

$1.51 KES 195

$2.60 MX$45.97

-41.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.71 KES 1,511

$8.36 MX$148

40.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.69 KES 863

$8.64 MX$152

-22.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.82 KES 493

$10.91 MX$192

-64.99%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 KES 393

$2.61 MX$45.98

16.48%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.44 MX$25.46

-27.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.10 KES 271

$1.96 MX$34.55

7.14%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.00 KES 129

$2.12 MX$37.34

-52.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.06 KES 137

$1.86 MX$32.87

-43.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.12 KES 145

$2.22 MX$39.20

-49.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.4

$1.02 MX$17.99

-31.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 KES 103

$1.04 MX$18.36

-23.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.66 KES 343

$4.05 MX$71.5

-34.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.42 KES 1,473

$10.18 MX$180

12.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.89 KES 244

$1.69 MX$29.79

11.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 KES 242

$2.62 MX$46.25

-28.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.38 KES 48.55

$0.51 MX$9.09

-25.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 197

$3.15 MX$55.7

-51.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.50 KES 193

$2.46 MX$43.49

-39.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.83 KES 366

$3.26 MX$57.5

-13.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 KES 156

$1.32 MX$23.36

-8.33%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-27.94%

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

$20.0K KES 2.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-15.91%

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

$34.79 KES 4,488

$83.5 MX$1,474

-58.35%

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

$16.58 KES 2,138

$22.86 MX$404

-27.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 KES 5,115

$30.04 MX$530

31.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.4 KES 6,892

$51.9 MX$916

2.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.08 KES 784

$5.12 MX$90.4

18.75%

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

$65.3 KES 8,426

$201 MX$3,541

-67.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,741 KES 998.5K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

45.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.16 KES 2,343

$35.73 MX$631

-49.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.29 KES 3,133

$40.27 MX$711

-39.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.9 KES 8,499

$79.2 MX$1,398

-16.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.7 KES 7,310

$89.3 MX$1,576

-36.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$97.9 KES 12.6K

$947 MX$16.7K

-89.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$79.3 KES 10.2K

$483 MX$8,525

-83.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$325 KES 41.9K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-79.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$216 KES 27.9K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-82.16%

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)

$116 KES 14.9K

$730 MX$12.9K

-84.15%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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