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Nairobi vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 47.8% more expensive than Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 7.0% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 4.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 27.3% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 28.4% more in Nairobi

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Nairobi are more expensive than in Tuxtla Gutierrez. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Tuxtla Gutierrez, you would:

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pay 22.1% less for restaurants

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 MX$102.41	$3.85 KES498.16	-22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 MX$122.90	$6.17 KES797.06	+3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$21.25	$0.66 KES85.67	-35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MX$16.64	$0.53 KES68.84	-34.0%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 MX$51.21	$0.56 KES72.15	-77.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 MX$66.57	$5.59 KES722.65	+73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MX$93.04	$3.35 KES433.29	-25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 MX$49.16	$1.70 KES220.13	-28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 MX$51.10	$2.71 KES350.29	+9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$1.26 KES163.37	+40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 MX$8.48	$0.50 KES64.59	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 MX$6.97	$0.87 KES112.96	+158.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$13.94	$0.46 KES59.09	-32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$13.01	$0.48 KES62.38	-23.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.56 KES71.92	-38.2%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 4.8% more for transportation

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 MX$89.77	$6.17 KES798.23	+41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.30 MX$563.28	$30.83 KES3,985.30	+12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.33 MX$481.35	$13.87 KES1,793.38	-40.5%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 27.3% more for housing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 MX$511.05	$39.39 KES5,092.69	+59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.84 MX$6,144.86	$428.53 KES55,400.11	+43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.97 MX$4,352.61	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$22.39 KES2,894.90
Average			+27.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$166.67 KES21,547.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,089.85 MX$43,116.45	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+283.2%
Average			+283.2%

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 MX$40.97	$2.31 KES298.90	+16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 MX$53.77	$2.24 KES289.70	-14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$3.08 KES398.53	-17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.92 MX$947.33	$44.12 KES5,703.45	-3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.19 MX$86.54	$6.17 KES797.06	+47.0%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 28.4% more for clothing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$16.84 KES2,177.44
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$22.95 KES2,966.83
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	$61.84 KES7,994.32	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.71 MX$819.31	$52.50 KES6,787.42	+32.2%
Average			+28.4%

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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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