Cost of living comparison

Puebla, Mexico

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Puebla Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 19.7% cheaper than Puebla.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 18.0% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 50.1% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Puebla Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Puebla	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 MX$148.40	$3.85 KES498.82	-48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$148.40	$6.17 KES798.11	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 MX$21.98	$0.66 KES85.79	-39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MX$16.71	$0.53 KES68.93	-36.5%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Puebla	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 MX$50.58	$0.56 KES72.25	-78.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 MX$72.78	$5.59 KES723.60	+53.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.21 MX$103.77	$3.35 KES433.86	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 MX$45.93	$1.70 KES220.41	-26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 MX$60.24	$2.71 KES350.75	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 MX$21.69	$1.26 KES163.59	+16.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 MX$11.02	$0.50 KES64.68	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 MX$11.84	$0.87 KES113.11	+47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$13.97	$0.46 KES59.17	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 MX$16.83	$0.48 KES62.46	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$14.08	$0.56 KES72.01	-21.3%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 2.9% more for transportation

	Puebla	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 MX$89.43	$6.17 KES799.28	+37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.37 MX$645.20	$30.83 KES3,990.54	-4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,500.84 MX$408,571.56	$19,266.80 KES2,494,087.35	-6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.38 MX$326.47	$13.87 KES1,795.74	-15.3%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Puebla	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.16 MX$700.76	$39.39 KES5,099.38	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.90 MX$8,986.15	$428.53 KES55,472.96	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.03 MX$7,254.88	$166.44 KES21,545.08	-54.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.39 MX$844.79	$22.39 KES2,898.71	-47.2%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

	Puebla	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.38 MX$4,451.86	$166.67 KES21,576.04	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,960.03 MX$178,568.89	$8,008.06 KES1,036,642.95	-10.6%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Puebla	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 MX$48.48	$2.31 KES299.29	-4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.81 MX$56.06	$2.24 KES290.08	-20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.90 MX$77.66	$3.08 KES399.05	-20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 MX$906.86	$44.12 KES5,710.95	-3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.22 MX$84.09	$6.17 KES798.11	+46.1%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 50.1% less for clothing

	Puebla	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.42 MX$1,004.85	$16.84 KES2,180.31	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.07 MX$997.78	$22.95 KES2,970.74	-54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.42 MX$2,061.04	$61.84 KES8,004.83	-40.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.87 MX$1,731.28	$52.50 KES6,796.35	-39.6%
Average			-50.1%

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