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Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Oaxaca De Juarez is 45.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 35.3% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Groceries: pay 44.6% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Housing: pay 52.1% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Clothing: pay 78.2% more in Oaxaca De Juarez

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

Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oaxaca De Juarez instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 35.3% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Oaxaca De Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$5.97 MX$109.24	+2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$8.41 MX$153.93	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$1.30 MX$23.83	+85.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$0.72 MX$13.24	+31.8%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 44.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Oaxaca De Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$2.73 MX$50.02	+400.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$3.26 MX$59.59	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$5.10 MX$93.36	+52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$1.61 MX$29.53	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$2.22 MX$40.54	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$0.98 MX$18.02	-30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.54 MX$9.91	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$0.83 MX$15.17	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$0.25 MX$4.50	-46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$1.00 MX$18.24	+103.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$0.87 MX$15.84	+70.9%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Oaxaca De Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$4.91 MX$89.74	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$23,070.30 MX$422,071.22	+6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$17.91 MX$327.73	+5.2%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 52.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Oaxaca De Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$24.43 MX$446.90	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$660.44 MX$12,082.82	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$470.45 MX$8,606.94	+128.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$52.93 MX$968.28	+80.5%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Oaxaca De Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$416.17 MX$7,613.83	+85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$19,609.76 MX$358,760.54	+123.5%
Average			+104.6%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Oaxaca De Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$2.31 MX$42.21	-0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$2.71 MX$49.66	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$4.21 MX$76.97	+35.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$32.57 MX$595.87	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$5.43 MX$99.31	-26.2%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 78.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Oaxaca De Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$39.81 MX$728.28	+102.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$61.16 MX$1,118.90	+145.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$67.85 MX$1,241.39	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$102.23 MX$1,870.35	+64.2%
Average			+78.2%

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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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