Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 12.3% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 8.6% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Mexico
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 29.3% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 46.3% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
|
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