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Mexico City vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 63.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 99.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 83.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 30.8% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 89.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 58.1% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 99.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$10.86 MX$198.62	+87.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$8.82 MX$161.38	+26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$1.73 MX$31.68	+146.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$1.30 MX$23.86	+137.5%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 83.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$2.63 MX$48.03	+380.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$5.04 MX$92.21	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$6.54 MX$119.62	+94.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$2.61 MX$47.69	+58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$3.80 MX$69.61	+30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$1.37 MX$25.05	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.80 MX$14.63	+68.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$0.97 MX$17.81	+9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$0.91 MX$16.58	+98.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$0.96 MX$17.54	+95.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$0.99 MX$18.19	+96.3%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 30.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$5.14 MX$93.99	-4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	$19.54 MX$357.52	-36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$4.42 MX$80.95	-74.0%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 89.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$30.93 MX$565.92	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+126.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+228.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$37.36 MX$683.53	+27.4%
Average			+89.9%

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pay 58.1% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+92.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	+24.2%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$3.26 MX$59.59	+40.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$3.81 MX$69.77	+60.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$4.34 MX$79.45	+40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$6.51 MX$119.17	-11.4%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	+210.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$48.08 MX$879.56	+93.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+55.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+78.1%
Average			+109.4%

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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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