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Puerto Vallarta vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Vallarta is 64.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Groceries: pay 59.9% more in Puerto Vallarta
Transportation: pay 11.7% less in Puerto Vallarta
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Puerto Vallarta
Childcare: pay 39.0% more in Puerto Vallarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% more in Puerto Vallarta
Clothing: pay 98.0% more in Puerto Vallarta

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

Puerto Vallarta vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Vallarta instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Puerto Vallarta
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	$8.19 MX$168.98	+32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$1.64 MX$33.85	+147.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$1.05 MX$21.67	+97.3%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 59.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Puerto Vallarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$2.52 MX$51.94	+351.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$4.06 MX$83.77	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$5.53 MX$114.01	+64.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$1.96 MX$40.36	+14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$3.05 MX$63.00	+12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$0.99 MX$20.43	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.64 MX$13.23	+28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$0.72 MX$14.77	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$0.85 MX$17.62	+86.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.86 MX$17.78	+78.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$1.05 MX$21.70	+89.0%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Puerto Vallarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$4.53 MX$93.37	-26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	$9.93 MX$204.83	-67.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$22.59 MX$465.99	+62.8%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Puerto Vallarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$31.18 MX$643.39	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	+121.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	+284.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	+209.2%
Average			+148.6%

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pay 39.0% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Puerto Vallarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	+103.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-25.6%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Puerto Vallarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$1.99 MX$40.97	-14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$3.32 MX$68.49	+48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$3.92 MX$80.91	+27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$30.78 MX$634.97	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$7.45 MX$153.62	+20.8%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 98.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Puerto Vallarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	+253.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$33.51 MX$691.30	+46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	+50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	+41.8%
Average			+98.0%

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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: January 2025

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