Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 7.6% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 17.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 36.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.83 MX$175.97	$3.85 KES498.82	-56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 MX$144.54	$6.17 KES798.11	-15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 MX$22.09	$0.66 KES85.79	-40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MX$16.65	$0.53 KES68.93	-36.3%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Mexico	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.35 MX$46.90	$0.56 KES72.25	-76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 MX$72.17	$5.59 KES723.60	+54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 MX$103.12	$3.35 KES433.86	-35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$43.45	$1.70 KES220.41	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.12 MX$62.27	$2.71 KES350.75	-13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 MX$21.58	$1.26 KES163.59	+16.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 MX$11.30	$0.50 KES64.68	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$14.08	$0.87 KES113.11	+23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$13.92	$0.46 KES59.17	-34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.08	$0.48 KES62.46	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$14.63	$0.56 KES72.01	-24.2%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Mexico	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 MX$89.29	$6.17 KES799.28	+37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.30 MX$524.18	$30.83 KES3,990.54	+17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,957.31 MX$397,739.13	$19,266.80 KES2,494,087.35	-3.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.63 MX$311.44	$13.87 KES1,795.74	-11.2%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 17.1% less for housing

	Mexico	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 MX$532.36	$39.39 KES5,099.38	+47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$486.26 MX$9,690.97	$428.53 KES55,472.96	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$362.30 MX$7,220.41	$166.44 KES21,545.08	-54.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.69 MX$890.61	$22.39 KES2,898.71	-49.9%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 36.8% more for childcare

	Mexico	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.12 MX$4,087.87	$166.67 KES21,576.04	-18.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,165.20 MX$83,010.34	$8,008.06 KES1,036,642.95	+92.3%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 MX$42.98	$2.31 KES299.29	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 MX$56.59	$2.24 KES290.08	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.78 MX$75.41	$3.08 KES399.05	-18.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.67 MX$670.96	$44.12 KES5,710.95	+31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 MX$87.50	$6.17 KES798.11	+40.4%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Mexico	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.84 MX$913.60	$16.84 KES2,180.31	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.33 MX$724.02	$22.95 KES2,970.74	-36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.04 MX$1,635.01	$61.84 KES8,004.83	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.65 MX$1,527.53	$52.50 KES6,796.35	-31.5%
Average			-39.0%

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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: March 2025

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