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Nairobi vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 15.2% cheaper than Puerto Vallarta.

Restaurants: pay 48.7% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 56.5% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 42.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 8.2% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 41.6% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Puerto Vallarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.7% less for restaurants

	Puerto Vallarta	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$3.85 KES498.16	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.19 MX$168.98	$6.17 KES797.06	-24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 MX$33.85	$0.66 KES85.67	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$21.67	$0.53 KES68.84	-49.3%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Puerto Vallarta	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 MX$51.94	$0.56 KES72.15	-77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$83.77	$5.59 KES722.65	+37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.53 MX$114.01	$3.35 KES433.29	-39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 MX$40.36	$1.70 KES220.13	-13.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 MX$63.00	$2.71 KES350.29	-11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$20.43	$1.26 KES163.37	+27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MX$13.23	$0.50 KES64.59	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MX$14.77	$0.87 KES112.96	+22.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.62	$0.46 KES59.09	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MX$17.78	$0.48 KES62.38	-44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 MX$21.70	$0.56 KES71.92	-47.1%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 56.5% more for transportation

	Puerto Vallarta	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.53 MX$93.37	$6.17 KES798.23	+36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 MX$204.83	$30.83 KES3,985.30	+210.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.59 MX$465.99	$13.87 KES1,793.38	-38.6%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 42.5% less for housing

	Puerto Vallarta	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.18 MX$643.39	$39.39 KES5,092.69	+26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$949.03 MX$19,579.77	$428.53 KES55,400.11	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$639.81 MX$13,200.07	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-67.7%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 8.2% less for childcare

	Puerto Vallarta	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$339.21 MX$6,998.32	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-50.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+34.4%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Vallarta	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$2.31 KES298.90	+16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 MX$68.49	$2.24 KES289.70	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$3.08 KES398.53	-21.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.78 MX$634.97	$44.12 KES5,703.45	+43.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 MX$153.62	$6.17 KES797.06	-17.2%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 41.6% less for clothing

	Puerto Vallarta	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.57 MX$1,228.97	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-71.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.51 MX$691.30	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.46 MX$1,536.22	$52.50 KES6,787.42	-29.5%
Average			-41.6%

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