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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 11.6% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 75.2% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 5.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 39.9% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in San Cristobal de Las Casas

The cost of groceries, restaurants, and clothing in San Cristobal de Las Casas are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 48.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$5.42 MX$97.66	-6.7%
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	$1.62 MX$29.30	+131.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.01 MX$18.23	+84.1%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 75.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$3.52 MX$63.48	+544.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$3.25 MX$58.60	-41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$5.44 MX$98.05	+62.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.30 MX$41.54	+40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$1.87 MX$33.67	-36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.51 MX$27.32	+7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.92 MX$16.54	+93.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.98 MX$17.72	+10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.64 MX$11.52	+40.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.74 MX$13.29	+50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.80 MX$14.40	+57.6%
Average			+75.2%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Nairobi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$5.09 MX$91.81	-5.7%
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	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$24.37 MX$439.48	+43.1%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	Nairobi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$20.01 MX$360.86	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	+50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$25.60 MX$461.67	-12.7%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 39.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-70.4%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
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	$2.26 MX$40.69	-4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$1.90 MX$34.18	-38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$22.34 MX$402.85	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$6.77 MX$122.08	-7.9%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$18.95 MX$341.82	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$27.08 MX$488.31	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$54.15 MX$976.62	-13.0%
Average			+8.0%

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