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Cozumel vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Cozumel is 38.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Cozumel
Groceries: pay 51.2% more in Cozumel
Transportation: pay 12.9% more in Cozumel
Housing: pay 49.2% more in Cozumel
Childcare: pay 8.5% more in Cozumel
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Cozumel
Clothing: pay 94.4% more in Cozumel

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and childcare in Cozumel are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Cozumel.

Cozumel vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Cozumel
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$8.12 MX$146.33	+39.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$7.04 MX$126.82	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.26 MX$22.72	+79.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$1.08 MX$19.51	+97.2%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 51.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Cozumel
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.62 MX$29.27	+197.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$5.21 MX$93.89	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$5.43 MX$97.86	+61.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$1.96 MX$35.31	+19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$3.07 MX$55.24	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.11 MX$19.91	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.65 MX$11.79	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.09 MX$19.62	+22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.69 MX$12.39	+50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.98 MX$17.61	+99.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$1.00 MX$17.97	+96.9%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Cozumel
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$4.97 MX$89.60	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$18,953.96 MX$341,434.78	-12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$27.08 MX$487.76	+59.0%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 49.2% more for housing

	Nairobi	Cozumel
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$21.66 MX$390.21	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$720.25 MX$12,974.52	+51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$498.22 MX$8,974.86	+141.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$44.00 MX$792.62	+50.0%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 8.5% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Cozumel
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$394.83 MX$7,112.43	+76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$3,574.18 MX$64,384.84	-59.3%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Cozumel
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$1.62 MX$29.27	-30.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.84 MX$51.22	+20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$4.28 MX$77.07	+38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$37.91 MX$682.87	-16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$5.96 MX$107.31	-19.0%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 94.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Cozumel
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$58.52 MX$1,054.14	+198.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$50.90 MX$916.83	+104.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$96.12 MX$1,731.56	+41.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$83.04 MX$1,495.81	+33.3%
Average			+94.4%

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