Mexico City vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$774
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
9.21M
5.55M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 79% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4274th and 6763rd ($1428 vs $797) 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3354th and 6139th 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
$11.7
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810