Mexico City vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$721
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
9.21M
5.55M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 64% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4418th and 6622nd ($1331 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Mexico and Kenya, respectively. Check Mexico vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3317th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Nairobi

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Mexico City Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$8707

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820