Cost of living comparison

Kenya

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Mexico

Tampico vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Tampico is 69.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 43.9% more in Tampico
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Tampico
Transportation: pay 32.1% more in Tampico
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Tampico
Childcare: pay 7.0% more in Tampico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Tampico
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Tampico

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

Tampico vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Tampico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES753.48	$7.46 MX$133.33	+28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES904.18	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES91.10	$1.09 MX$19.39	+54.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.28	$0.81 MX$14.54	+48.3%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Tampico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.93	$4.09 MX$73.05	+648.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES722.57	$2.44 MX$43.63	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES435.60	$5.48 MX$97.88	+63.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.47	$4.02 MX$71.75	+144.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.82	$4.56 MX$81.37	+56.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.59	$1.53 MX$27.27	+8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.61	$0.52 MX$9.24	+8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.47	$0.94 MX$16.71	+5.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.21	$0.98 MX$17.59	+115.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.72	$0.96 MX$17.15	+95.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.75	$1.26 MX$22.43	+147.9%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 32.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Tampico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES700.80	$5.23 MX$93.40	-3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,018.58	$27.14 MX$484.83	-12.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$43,425.91 MX$776K	+100.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,210.22	$24.43 MX$436.35	+43.5%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Tampico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,174.35	$23.52 MX$420.19	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,908.84	$515.69 MX$9,211.76	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,778.96	$379.98 MX$6,787.61	+84.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,806.35	$78.87 MX$1,408.86	+169.0%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 7.0% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Tampico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,092.81	$271.42 MX$4,848.29	+21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$8,142.46 MX$145K	-7.2%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Tampico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES301.39	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.61	$3.26 MX$58.18	+37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.86	$4.78 MX$85.33	+54.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,879.68	$43.06 MX$769.26	-4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES954.41	$5.43 MX$96.97	-26.2%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Tampico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,547.07	$74.55 MX$1,331.66	+279.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,229.21	$65.14 MX$1,163.59	+161.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,815.75	$162.85 MX$2,908.98	+139.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,083.37	$244.27 MX$4,363.46	+292.2%
Average			+218.4%

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