Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 79.1% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.93
|
$10.09
MX$186.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES695.70
|
$8.90
MX$164.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.63
|
$1.21
MX$22.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.30
|
$0.84
MX$15.48
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.46
|
$2.63
MX$48.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES735.87
|
$5.57
MX$102.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.80
|
$6.31
MX$116.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.77
|
$2.49
MX$45.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.64
|
$4.13
MX$76.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.40
|
$1.42
MX$26.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.92
|
$0.70
MX$12.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.16
|
$0.82
MX$15.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.61
|
$0.91
MX$16.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.32
|
$0.95
MX$17.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.38
|
$0.87
MX$15.99
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES786.63
|
$5.46
MX$100.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,452.51
|
$21.52
MX$397.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,385,271.35
|
$21,960.54
MX$405,497.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,629.94
|
$5.34
MX$98.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,241.63
|
$27.98
MX$516.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,120.36
|
$1,058.85
MX$19,551.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,324.40
|
$643.75
MX$11,886.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,880.25
|
$41.48
MX$765.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,945.51
|
$408.19
MX$7,537.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES985,107.43
|
$10,042.62
MX$185,435.03
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.16
|
$2.97
MX$54.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.28
|
$3.52
MX$64.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.85
|
$4.45
MX$82.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,925.34
|
$60.85
MX$1,123.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES795.09
|
$5.94
MX$109.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,398.02
|
$66.94
MX$1,235.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,222.96
|
$45.00
MX$830.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,386.21
|
$110.60
MX$2,042.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,778.11
|
$106.14
MX$1,959.92
|
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