Mexico City vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$611
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
67
😀 Quality of life
68
57
🏙️ Population
9.21M
5.55M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 60% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4630th and 6689th ($1190 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Kenya, respectively. Check Mexico vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3360th and 5632nd 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
$10.3
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$8325

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768