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Irapuato vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Irapuato is 25.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 87.0% more in Irapuato
Groceries: pay 48.1% more in Irapuato
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Irapuato
Housing: pay 16.0% less in Irapuato
Childcare: pay 34.6% less in Irapuato
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in Irapuato
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Irapuato

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

Irapuato vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Irapuato
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$9.93 MX$204.83	+157.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$8.94 MX$184.35	+44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$1.18 MX$24.32	+77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$0.89 MX$18.43	+67.8%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 48.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Irapuato
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$2.33 MX$48.00	+316.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$4.78 MX$98.56	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$5.83 MX$120.18	+73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$1.94 MX$39.94	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$4.37 MX$90.20	+61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$1.14 MX$23.54	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.49 MX$10.20	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$0.69 MX$14.25	-21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$0.57 MX$11.77	+24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.77 MX$15.95	+60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$0.69 MX$14.25	+24.1%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Irapuato
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$4.32 MX$89.19	-30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$12,901.45 MX$266,174.94	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$20.99 MX$433.12	+51.3%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 16.0% less for housing

	Nairobi	Irapuato
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$19.81 MX$408.63	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$156.37 MX$3,226.05	-6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$33.94 MX$700.14	+51.5%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 34.6% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Irapuato
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$143.96 MX$2,970.02	-13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$3,549.26 MX$73,226.27	-55.7%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Irapuato
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$2.36 MX$48.65	+2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$2.73 MX$56.33	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$3.72 MX$76.81	+20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$14.89 MX$307.24	-66.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$3.72 MX$76.81	-39.6%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Irapuato
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$52.12 MX$1,075.35	+209.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$47.16 MX$972.94	+105.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	+80.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$69.50 MX$1,433.80	+32.4%
Average			+107.0%

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