Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 27.6% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$195.85
|
$3.85
KES495.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$172.81
|
$5.38
KES693.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$23.46
|
$0.59
KES75.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.27
|
$0.49
KES63.10
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$51.07
|
$0.56
KES72.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$108.13
|
$5.70
KES733.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$122.50
|
$3.37
KES434.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$48.32
|
$1.69
KES218.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$80.19
|
$2.67
KES343.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$27.62
|
$1.12
KES143.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.65
|
$0.42
KES53.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$15.95
|
$0.78
KES99.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$17.73
|
$0.41
KES52.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$18.41
|
$0.42
KES54.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$16.81
|
$0.48
KES61.19
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$105.88
|
$6.09
KES784.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$417.74
|
$34.46
KES4,438.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$426,254.10
|
$18,461.54
KES2,377,791.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$103.68
|
$12.62
KES1,624.82
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$543.01
|
$40.57
KES5,225.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$20,552.36
|
$418.88
KES53,950.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$12,495.18
|
$196.01
KES25,244.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$805.14
|
$22.29
KES2,871.22
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$7,922.88
|
$146.63
KES18,886.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$194,927.31
|
$7,624.54
KES982,018.35
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$57.60
|
$2.31
KES297.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$68.30
|
$2.24
KES288.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$86.40
|
$2.69
KES346.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,181.18
|
$45.86
KES5,906.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$115.20
|
$6.15
KES792.60
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,299.24
|
$18.56
KES2,390.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$873.44
|
$24.95
KES3,212.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,146.73
|
$57.17
KES7,363.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,060.24
|
$52.46
KES6,756.85
|
|
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