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Nairobi vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 25.2% cheaper than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 25.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 40.9% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 16.1% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 48.6% less in Nairobi

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Monterrey	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.41 MX$256.04	$3.85 KES498.16	-68.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$6.17 KES797.06	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 MX$27.18	$0.66 KES85.67	-49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MX$21.14	$0.53 KES68.84	-48.0%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 25.5% less for groceries

	Monterrey	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 MX$51.12	$0.56 KES72.15	-77.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MX$99.48	$5.59 KES722.65	+15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.80 MX$119.72	$3.35 KES433.29	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 MX$53.95	$1.70 KES220.13	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 MX$81.36	$2.71 KES350.29	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$26.72	$1.26 KES163.37	-2.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 MX$11.21	$0.50 KES64.59	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MX$15.39	$0.87 KES112.96	+17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.56	$0.46 KES59.09	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$18.71	$0.48 KES62.38	-46.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$15.73	$0.56 KES71.92	-27.0%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Monterrey	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 MX$95.58	$6.17 KES798.23	+33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.19 MX$870.52	$30.83 KES3,985.30	-26.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.43 MX$194.59	$13.87 KES1,793.38	+47.1%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 40.9% less for housing

	Monterrey	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.26 MX$603.60	$39.39 KES5,092.69	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	$428.53 KES55,400.11	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-74.3%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 16.1% less for childcare

	Monterrey	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-47.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+14.8%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 MX$51.21	$2.31 KES298.90	-6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 MX$66.48	$2.24 KES289.70	-30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.97 MX$81.93	$3.08 KES398.53	-22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.33 MX$832.05	$44.12 KES5,703.45	+9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 MX$122.90	$6.17 KES797.06	+3.5%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 48.6% less for clothing

	Monterrey	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.13 MX$848.50	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	$52.50 KES6,787.42	-50.1%
Average			-48.6%

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