Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 10.2% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$200.47
|
$3.85
KES498.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.36
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.79
|
$0.66
KES85.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.60
|
$0.53
KES68.90
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.51
|
$0.56
KES72.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.27
|
$5.59
KES723.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.20
|
$3.35
KES433.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.07
|
$1.70
KES220.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.10
|
$2.71
KES350.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.67
|
$1.26
KES163.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.51
|
$0.50
KES64.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.13
|
$0.87
KES113.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
$0.46
KES59.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.18
|
$0.48
KES62.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
$0.56
KES71.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.64
|
$6.17
KES798.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$360.85
|
$30.83
KES3,988.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$375,889.33
|
$19,266.80
KES2,492,997.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.17
|
$13.87
KES1,794.96
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$492.28
|
$39.39
KES5,097.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,042.69
|
$428.53
KES55,448.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,989.64
|
$166.44
KES21,535.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$612.07
|
$22.39
KES2,897.44
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,700.04
|
$166.67
KES21,566.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,164.50
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,189.94
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.13
|
$2.31
KES299.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.70
|
$2.24
KES289.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.19
|
$3.08
KES398.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,084.10
|
$44.12
KES5,708.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.24
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.97
|
$16.84
KES2,179.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$829.10
|
$22.95
KES2,969.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,857.59
|
$61.84
KES8,001.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,856.31
|
$52.50
KES6,793.38
|
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