Cost of living comparison

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Nairobi vs. Chihuahua Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 1.4% more expensive than Chihuahua.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 30.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 19.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 95.1% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Nairobi are more expensive than in Chihuahua. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Nairobi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Chihuahua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Chihuahua, you would:

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pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Chihuahua	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$5.80 KES750.88	-46.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.86 MX$197.31	$6.97 KES901.06	-35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MX$21.90	$0.70 KES90.79	-41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 MX$15.39	$0.55 KES71.04	-35.1%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 30.7% less for groceries

	Chihuahua	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.17 MX$57.56	$0.55 KES70.69	-82.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 MX$85.49	$5.57 KES720.08	+18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 MX$107.37	$3.36 KES434.10	-43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.76 MX$50.08	$1.64 KES212.73	-40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 MX$55.82	$2.92 KES377.51	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MX$19.89	$1.41 KES181.96	+28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$12.83	$0.47 KES61.40	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 MX$16.76	$0.89 KES115.07	-3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 MX$22.83	$0.46 KES59.01	-63.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 MX$20.12	$0.49 KES63.50	-55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 MX$21.68	$0.51 KES65.52	-57.5%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Chihuahua	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 MX$90.99	$5.40 KES698.38	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.57 MX$591.94	$30.96 KES4,004.71	-4.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,174.81 MX$512,065.96	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.79 MX$159.82	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+93.6%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 19.3% less for housing

	Chihuahua	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.14 MX$438.78	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$678.54 MX$12,332.16	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.05 MX$8,015.91	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-53.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.13 MX$1,310.89	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-59.3%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 95.1% more for childcare

	Chihuahua	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$174.91 MX$3,178.96	$224.14 KES28,992.44	+28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,347.46 MX$60,838.67	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+162.1%
Average			+95.1%

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pay 18.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Chihuahua	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$42.83	$2.32 KES300.35	-1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.40 MX$43.61	$2.37 KES306.55	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$3.10 KES400.47	-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.81 MX$505.37	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+62.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.61 MX$83.86	$7.35 KES951.12	+59.4%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Chihuahua	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.79 MX$959.44	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.43 MX$443.96	$24.88 KES3,218.07	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.21 MX$1,948.48	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.64 MX$1,611.07	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-29.7%
Average			-31.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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