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Guanajuato vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Guanajuato is 14.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% more in Guanajuato
Groceries: pay 65.2% more in Guanajuato
Transportation: pay 9.3% less in Guanajuato
Housing: pay 14.0% less in Guanajuato
Childcare: pay 45.1% less in Guanajuato
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Guanajuato
Clothing: pay 50.9% more in Guanajuato

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

Guanajuato vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Guanajuato
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$10.94 MX$197.32	+88.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$5.96 MX$107.43	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.20 MX$21.73	+71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$0.90 MX$16.28	+64.4%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 65.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Guanajuato
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$2.44 MX$44.00	+346.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$2.84 MX$51.27	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$5.23 MX$94.27	+55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.63 MX$47.51	+60.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.44 MX$62.02	+17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.29 MX$23.26	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.68 MX$12.18	+42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.86 MX$15.50	-3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.74 MX$13.29	+61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.92 MX$16.61	+87.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$1.04 MX$18.83	+106.1%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 9.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Guanajuato
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$4.99 MX$89.98	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$27.08 MX$488.31	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$22,147.43 MX$399,406.83	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$13.75 MX$248.02	-19.2%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 14.0% less for housing

	Nairobi	Guanajuato
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$29.78 MX$537.14	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$308.62 MX$5,565.74	-35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$189.54 MX$3,418.16	-8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$33.01 MX$595.29	+12.6%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 45.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Guanajuato
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$189.54 MX$3,418.16	-15.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$2,209.49 MX$39,845.95	-74.8%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Guanajuato
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$2.71 MX$48.83	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$2.71 MX$48.83	+14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$4.06 MX$73.25	+31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$28.43 MX$512.72	-37.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$5.69 MX$102.54	-22.7%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 50.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Guanajuato
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$54.15 MX$976.62	+176.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$37.85 MX$682.65	+52.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$54.10 MX$975.64	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$59.52 MX$1,073.30	-4.4%
Average			+50.9%

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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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