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Nairobi vs. Tulum Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 5.6% more expensive than Tulum.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 22.6% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 28.0% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 98.0% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 10.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Tulum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.8% less for restaurants

	Tulum	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.94 MX$163.86	$3.85 KES498.16	-51.5%
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)	$1.05 MX$21.60	$0.66 KES85.67	-36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 MX$18.88	$0.53 KES68.84	-41.8%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Tulum	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 MX$35.50	$0.56 KES72.15	-67.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 MX$64.01	$5.59 KES722.65	+80.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MX$103.70	$3.35 KES433.29	-33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MX$39.37	$1.70 KES220.13	-10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 MX$59.81	$2.71 KES350.29	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$1.26 KES163.37	+40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MX$11.56	$0.50 KES64.59	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 MX$10.92	$0.87 KES112.96	+65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$0.46 KES59.09	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.72	$0.48 KES62.38	-40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.61	$0.56 KES71.92	-30.9%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 22.6% more for transportation

	Tulum	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 MX$92.65	$6.17 KES798.23	+37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.83 KES3,985.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,892.01 MX$307,243.10	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.76 MX$283.89	$13.87 KES1,793.38	+0.8%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 28.0% less for housing

	Tulum	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.76 MX$552.01	$39.39 KES5,092.69	+47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.00 MX$11,739.25	$428.53 KES55,400.11	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$570.86 MX$11,777.65	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.47 MX$1,268.29	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-63.6%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 98.0% more for childcare

	Tulum	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$171.26 MX$3,533.30	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,680.56 MX$55,303.76	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+198.7%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tulum	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$2.31 KES298.90	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 MX$65.15	$2.24 KES289.70	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$3.08 KES398.53	-17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.54 MX$836.38	$44.12 KES5,703.45	+8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.42 MX$91.15	$6.17 KES797.06	+39.6%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

	Tulum	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.86 MX$409.66	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.78 MX$614.49	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	$52.50 KES6,787.42	+5.8%
Average			-10.0%

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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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