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Nairobi vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 15.7% cheaper than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 61.2% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 39.4% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 9.9% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 56.9% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation and childcare in Nairobi are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Expenses including clothing, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 28.1% less for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.15 GTQ39.88	$3.85 KES498.74	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 GTQ49.36	$6.17 KES797.98	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 GTQ8.97	$0.66 KES85.77	-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 GTQ7.02	$0.53 KES68.92	-41.2%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 GTQ25.10	$0.56 KES72.23	-82.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.24	$5.59 KES723.49	+65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 GTQ57.14	$3.35 KES433.79	-54.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 GTQ19.91	$1.70 KES220.38	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 GTQ26.54	$2.71 KES350.70	-20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.67 GTQ12.91	$1.26 KES163.56	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 GTQ5.75	$0.50 KES64.67	-32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.99	$0.87 KES113.09	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 GTQ7.06	$0.46 KES59.16	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.48	$0.48 KES62.45	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 GTQ8.57	$0.56 KES72.00	-49.7%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 61.2% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GTQ32.02	$6.17 KES799.16	+49.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ104.05	$30.83 KES3,989.92	+129.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,009.72 GTQ139,596.60	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	+7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.75 GTQ67.80	$13.87 KES1,795.47	+58.6%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 39.4% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ334.37	$39.39 KES5,098.60	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.65 GTQ5,020.02	$428.53 KES55,464.39	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.33 GTQ2,692.22	$166.44 KES21,541.75	-52.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.31 GTQ467.45	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-62.9%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 9.9% more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,687.98	$166.67 KES21,572.71	-23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,358.04	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	+43.2%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 GTQ24.93	$2.31 KES299.24	-28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.62	$2.24 KES290.04	-32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 GTQ27.92	$3.08 KES398.99	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.94 GTQ433.62	$44.12 KES5,710.07	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.83	$6.17 KES797.98	-20.1%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 56.9% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 GTQ368.19	$16.84 KES2,179.97	-64.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ432.08	$22.95 KES2,970.28	-58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.06 GTQ930.64	$61.84 KES8,003.60	-48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.99 GTQ922.33	$52.50 KES6,795.30	-55.9%
Average			-56.9%

Guatemala City vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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