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Saltillo vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Saltillo is 37.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% more in Saltillo
Groceries: pay 87.1% more in Saltillo
Transportation: pay 20.0% less in Saltillo
Housing: pay 39.4% more in Saltillo
Childcare: pay 30.6% less in Saltillo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Saltillo
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Saltillo

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

Saltillo vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Saltillo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$8.14 MX$146.84	+40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$6.51 MX$117.47	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.32 MX$23.74	+87.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.03 MX$18.60	+87.8%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 87.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Saltillo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$3.26 MX$58.74	+496.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$5.27 MX$94.96	-5.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$5.65 MX$101.91	+68.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.55 MX$45.96	+55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.81 MX$68.68	+30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.23 MX$22.20	-12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.56 MX$10.06	+17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.76 MX$13.77	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.89 MX$16.13	+96.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.98 MX$17.76	+100.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$1.14 MX$20.65	+126.0%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 20.0% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Saltillo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$4.93 MX$88.92	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$16.28 MX$293.68	-47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$14,927.84 MX$269,208.74	-31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$18.24 MX$328.92	+7.1%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 39.4% more for housing

	Nairobi	Saltillo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$29.86 MX$538.42	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$560.93 MX$10,115.72	+17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$497.59 MX$8,973.62	+141.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$36.32 MX$655.03	+23.9%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 30.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Saltillo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$244.27 MX$4,405.23	+9.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$2,605.59 MX$46,989.16	-70.3%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Saltillo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$2.17 MX$39.16	-6.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$3.26 MX$58.74	+37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$4.34 MX$78.32	+40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$67.18 MX$1,211.44	+48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$6.51 MX$117.47	-11.4%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Saltillo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$56.32 MX$1,015.65	+187.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$56.09 MX$1,011.57	+125.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$84.82 MX$1,529.60	+24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$123.95 MX$2,235.25	+99.0%
Average			+109.1%

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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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