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Chihuahua vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Chihuahua is 34.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 67.2% more in Chihuahua
Groceries: pay 98.1% more in Chihuahua
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Chihuahua
Housing: pay 65.7% more in Chihuahua
Childcare: pay 42.0% less in Chihuahua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Chihuahua
Clothing: pay 66.8% more in Chihuahua

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

Chihuahua vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.2% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Chihuahua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$10.86 MX$197.31	+87.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$10.86 MX$197.31	+55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.21 MX$21.90	+71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.85 MX$15.39	+54.2%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 98.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Chihuahua
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$3.17 MX$57.56	+479.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.70 MX$85.49	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$5.91 MX$107.37	+76.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.76 MX$50.08	+67.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.07 MX$55.82	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.09 MX$19.89	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.71 MX$12.83	+48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.92 MX$16.76	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.26 MX$22.83	+175.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.11 MX$20.12	+125.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$1.19 MX$21.68	+135.5%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Chihuahua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$5.01 MX$90.99	-7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$32.57 MX$591.94	+5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$28,174.81 MX$512,065.96	+30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$8.79 MX$159.82	-48.4%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 65.7% more for housing

	Nairobi	Chihuahua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$24.14 MX$438.78	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$678.54 MX$12,332.16	+42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$441.05 MX$8,015.91	+113.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$72.13 MX$1,310.89	+146.0%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 42.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Chihuahua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$174.91 MX$3,178.96	-22.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$3,347.46 MX$60,838.67	-61.9%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Chihuahua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.36 MX$42.83	+1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.40 MX$43.61	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.34 MX$78.93	+40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$27.81 MX$505.37	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$4.61 MX$83.86	-37.2%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 66.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Chihuahua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$52.79 MX$959.44	+169.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$24.43 MX$443.96	-1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$107.21 MX$1,948.48	+57.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$88.64 MX$1,611.07	+42.3%
Average			+66.8%

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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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