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

🙂 Solo nomad: Thika is 42.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 62.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Thika is 29.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 63.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.57 KES 718

$11.88 MX$210

-53.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.15 KES 4,921

$41.90 MX$740

-8.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.93 KES 894

$10.55 MX$186

-34.31%

Cappuccino

$2.49 KES 321

$3.60 MX$63.5

-30.83%

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

$0.76 KES 98.2

$1.50 MX$26.45

-49.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 65.6

$0.91 MX$16.09

-43.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 KES 221

$3.08 MX$54.4

-44.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 KES 251

$4.47 MX$78.8

-56.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 KES 121

$1.39 MX$24.54

-33.09%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 61.4

$1.90 MX$33.47

-74.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.60 MX$28.27

-14.37%

Eggs

$1.38 KES 178

$2.60 MX$45.97

-46.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.71 KES 1,510

$8.36 MX$148

40.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.83 KES 881

$8.64 MX$152

-20.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$1.90 KES 245

$10.91 MX$192

-82.58%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 KES 409

$2.61 MX$45.98

21.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.44 MX$25.46

-27.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 KES 272

$1.96 MX$34.55

7.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 KES 135

$2.12 MX$37.34

-50.47%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 KES 132

$1.86 MX$32.87

-45.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 151

$2.22 MX$39.20

-47.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.5

$1.02 MX$17.99

-36.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 KES 105

$1.04 MX$18.36

-22.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 KES 294

$4.05 MX$71.5

-43.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.72 KES 737

$10.18 MX$180

-43.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 KES 216

$1.69 MX$29.79

-0.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 KES 256

$2.62 MX$46.25

-24.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.51 MX$9.09

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 194

$3.15 MX$55.7

-52.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 KES 201

$2.46 MX$43.49

-36.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.84 KES 367

$3.26 MX$57.5

-12.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 KES 132

$1.32 MX$23.36

-22.73%

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

$21.2K KES 2.7M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-29.40%

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

$20.1K KES 2.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-15.35%

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

$34.45 KES 4,444

$83.5 MX$1,474

-58.76%

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

$17.04 KES 2,198

$22.86 MX$404

-25.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.63 KES 5,112

$30.04 MX$530

31.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.9 MX$916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.11 KES 789

$5.12 MX$90.4

19.34%

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

$204 KES 26.3K

$201 MX$3,541

1.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,930 KES 1.0M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

49.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.48 KES 2,384

$35.73 MX$631

-48.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.72 KES 3,060

$40.27 MX$711

-41.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.5 KES 8,448

$79.2 MX$1,398

-17.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.5 KES 7,155

$89.3 MX$1,576

-37.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$947 MX$16.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$483 MX$8,525

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,599 MX$28.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 MX$21.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$610 KES 78.6K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-84.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.5

11.42

0.70%

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

Last update for Thika: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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