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

🙂 Solo nomad: Siaya is 77.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 87% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Siaya is 77.3% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 87.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.85 MX$211

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$42.16 MX$750

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 MX$191

Cappuccino

$3.47 MX$61.8

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

$1.45 MX$25.85

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 MX$16.06

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$54.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$78.6

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 KES 94.9

$1.37 MX$24.36

-46.72%

White Bread (500g)

$0.45 KES 57.8

$1.87 MX$33.31

-75.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 KES 158

$1.54 MX$27.46

-20.13%

Eggs

$1.65 KES 213

$2.50 MX$44.53

-34.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.78 KES 1,263

$8.61 MX$153

13.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.29 KES 683

$8.63 MX$154

-38.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.93 KES 508

$11.02 MX$196

-64.34%

Apples (1kg)

$1.81 KES 234

$2.75 MX$48.91

-34.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.43 MX$25.41

-27.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.53 KES 197

$1.87 MX$33.32

-18.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.88 KES 113

$2.17 MX$38.56

-59.45%

Potato (1kg)

$0.83 KES 107

$1.88 MX$33.50

-55.85%

Onion (1kg)

$0.77 KES 100

$2.25 MX$39.96

-65.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 MX$18.99

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 KES 71.8

$1.07 MX$19.10

-47.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.15 MX$73.9

Wine (Bottle)

$19.21 KES 2,480

$10.34 MX$184

85.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$29.87

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$44.19

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.55 MX$9.87

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.53 MX$472

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$57.2

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.48 MX$44.15

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 MX$55.3

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$22.34

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

$30.7K MX$545.4K

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

$24.0K MX$427.6K

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

$82.5 MX$1,467

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

$22.29 MX$396

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.02 MX$534

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.29 MX$325

Cinema Ticket

$4.98 MX$88.7

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

$200 MX$3,558

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,304 MX$94.4K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.71 MX$635

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.56 MX$704

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.6 MX$1,433

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.3 MX$1,571

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 MX$17.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$482 MX$8,579

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,595 MX$28.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,184 MX$21.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,050 MX$72.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,522 MX$116.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MX$13.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.42

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

Last update for Siaya: March 2, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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