Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 40.5% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Kenya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
$3.01
KES397.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
$3.91
KES516.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
$0.49
KES64.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
$0.45
KES59.42
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
$0.43
KES57.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
$3.28
KES433.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
$2.60
KES343.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
$1.43
KES188.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
$2.25
KES297.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
$0.58
KES76.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
$0.44
KES58.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
$0.65
KES85.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
$0.37
KES48.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
$0.26
KES34.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
$0.33
KES43.29
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
$3.88
KES512.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
$32.60
KES4,306.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
$9,571.02
KES1,264,616.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
$9.76
KES1,290.14
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
$31.67
KES4,184.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
$146.91
KES19,410.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
$108.62
KES14,351.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
$16.25
KES2,146.96
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
$127.01
KES16,781.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
$5,225.46
KES690,438.33
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
$1.77
KES233.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
$1.34
KES177.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
$1.76
KES232.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
$32.78
KES4,330.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
$4.82
KES636.43
|
|
pay 67.6% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
$11.94
KES1,577.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
$19.76
KES2,610.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
$25.82
KES3,411.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
$26.69
KES3,526.93
|
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