Cost of Living Comparison Between Kiambu and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Kiambu and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Kiambu is 51% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 65.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kiambu is 59.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 67.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kiambu
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.03 KES 391
$13.12 MX$232
-76.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.58 KES 2,528
$53.8 MX$950
-63.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.57 KES 590
$9.40 MX$166
-51.38%
Cappuccino
$1.88 KES 243
$3.56 MX$62.9
-47.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.54 KES 69.8
$1.60 MX$28.29
-66.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 KES 46.55
$1.15 MX$20.38
-68.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.77 KES 228
$3.16 MX$55.7
-43.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 KES 295
$4.85 MX$85.5
-52.78%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kiambu
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.64 KES 82.1
$1.63 MX$28.84
-60.74%
White Bread (500g)
$0.53 KES 67.9
$2.73 MX$48.26
-80.59%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.64 KES 211
$1.88 MX$33.16
-12.77%
Eggs
$1.29 KES 167
$2.63 MX$46.45
-50.95%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.57 KES 1,494
$9.89 MX$175
16.99%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.64 KES 857
$8.40 MX$148
-20.95%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.16 KES 537
$11.63 MX$205
-64.23%
Apples (1kg)
$3.04 KES 392
$2.97 MX$52.5
2.36%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 KES 138
$1.78 MX$31.50
-39.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.75 KES 96.3
$2.06 MX$36.28
-63.59%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.60 KES 78.0
$1.97 MX$34.86
-69.54%
Potato (1kg)
$0.54 KES 69.3
$2.09 MX$36.82
-74.16%
Onion (1kg)
$0.72 KES 92.8
$2.26 MX$39.87
-68.14%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.30 KES 38.43
$1.46 MX$25.74
-79.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.40 KES 52.3
$1.09 MX$19.24
-63.30%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.04 KES 392
$4.34 MX$76.6
-29.95%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.66 KES 1,506
$13.62 MX$240
-14.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.30 KES 296
$1.67 MX$29.54
37.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.71 KES 350
$3.54 MX$62.5
-23.45%
🚌 Getting Around
Kiambu
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.53 KES 68.1
$0.36 MX$6.35
47.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$335
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.53 KES 198
$1.32 MX$23.36
15.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.40 KES 52.2
$0.30 MX$5.32
33.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.88 KES 372
$5.49 MX$96.9
-47.54%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.51 KES 195
$1.34 MX$23.59
12.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.0K KES 2.8M
$19.1K MX$337.4K
14.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.8K KES 2.6M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
-16.65%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kiambu
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$28.63 KES 3,697
$41.11 MX$726
-30.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.66 KES 989
$27.78 MX$490
-72.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.20 KES 3,770
$30.00 MX$530
-2.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kiambu
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$11.77 KES 1,520
$53.5 MX$945
-78.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$461
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.70 KES 736
$6.28 MX$111
-9.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kiambu
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$199 KES 25.7K
$439 MX$7,755
-54.68%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,142 KES 1.1M
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-24.20%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kiambu
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$6.03 KES 778
$57.1 MX$1,008
-89.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$23.81 KES 3,074
$45.30 MX$800
-47.44%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$26.81 KES 3,461
$104 MX$1,840
-74.28%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$30.82 KES 3,979
$108 MX$1,911
-71.53%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kiambu
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$115 KES 14.8K
$996 MX$17.6K
-88.48%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$93.8 KES 12.1K
$624 MX$11.0K
-84.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$191 KES 24.7K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-90.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$145 KES 18.7K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-88.12%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,143 KES 147.6K
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-69.91%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kiambu
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$280 KES 36.1K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-74.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11
11.34
-3.00%

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Last update for Kiambu: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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