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Merida vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Merida is 51.6% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% more in Merida
Groceries: pay 70.5% more in Merida
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Merida
Housing: pay 66.5% more in Merida
Childcare: pay 8.5% more in Merida
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Merida
Clothing: pay 94.4% more in Merida

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Merida are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Merida.

Merida vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.2% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Merida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$10.83 MX$195.32	+86.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$7.04 MX$126.96	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.26 MX$22.76	+79.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.30 MX$23.49	+137.2%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 70.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Merida
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$2.52 MX$45.41	+360.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$5.21 MX$94.00	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$5.56 MX$100.28	+65.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$1.96 MX$35.35	+19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.07 MX$55.30	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.28 MX$23.11	-8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.65 MX$11.80	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$1.09 MX$19.64	+22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.84 MX$15.14	+84.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.98 MX$17.63	+99.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$1.00 MX$17.99	+96.9%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Merida
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$5.03 MX$90.72	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$19.50 MX$351.58	-37.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$31,409.15 MX$566,432.65	+44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$37.37 MX$673.87	+119.4%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 66.5% more for housing

	Nairobi	Merida
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$32.14 MX$579.58	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$595.70 MX$10,742.78	+24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$462.77 MX$8,345.63	+124.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$69.25 MX$1,248.77	+136.1%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 8.5% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Merida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$395.14 MX$7,125.96	+76.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$3,574.18 MX$64,456.69	-59.3%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Merida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$2.99 MX$53.91	+28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$3.69 MX$66.54	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$4.28 MX$77.15	+38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$30.09 MX$542.56	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$6.36 MX$114.75	-13.5%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 94.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Merida
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$58.49 MX$1,054.88	+198.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$50.90 MX$917.86	+104.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$96.12 MX$1,733.49	+41.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$83.04 MX$1,497.48	+33.3%
Average			+94.4%

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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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