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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kilifi is 57.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 70.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kilifi is 63% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 64.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.37 KES 306
$13.12 MX$227
-81.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$49.90 KES 6,438
$53.8 MX$932
-7.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.37 KES 306
$9.40 MX$163
-74.79%
Cappuccino
$1.95 KES 252
$3.56 MX$61.7
-45.22%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.76 KES 97.9
$1.60 MX$27.76
-52.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.76 KES 97.7
$1.15 MX$20.00
-33.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.88 KES 242
$3.16 MX$54.7
-40.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.85 MX$83.9
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.96 KES 124
$1.63 MX$28.30
-41.10%
White Bread (500g)
$0.75 KES 97.1
$2.73 MX$47.36
-72.53%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.92 KES 247
$1.88 MX$32.54
2.13%
Eggs
$1.86 KES 240
$2.63 MX$45.58
-29.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$9.89 MX$171
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
-
$8.40 MX$146
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.63 MX$201
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.37 KES 305
$2.97 MX$51.5
-20.20%
Banana (1kg)
$0.85 KES 109
$1.78 MX$30.91
-52.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.83 KES 236
$2.06 MX$35.60
-11.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.69 KES 89.6
$1.97 MX$34.21
-64.97%
Potato (1kg)
$0.63 KES 81.6
$2.09 MX$36.13
-69.86%
Onion (1kg)
$0.60 KES 78.0
$2.26 MX$39.13
-73.45%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.46 MX$25.26
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.24 KES 30.99
$1.09 MX$18.88
-77.98%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$4.34 MX$75.2
-
Wine (Bottle)
$11.63 KES 1,500
$13.62 MX$236
-14.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.96 KES 252
$1.67 MX$28.99
17.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.54 MX$61.3
-
🚌 Getting Around
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.74 KES 95.2
$0.36 MX$6.23
105.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.59 KES 3,431
$18.96 MX$328
40.24%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.32 MX$22.92
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.76 KES 97.9
$0.30 MX$5.22
153.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$5.49 MX$95.1
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.37 KES 177
$1.34 MX$23.15
2.24%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$19.1K MX$331.1K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.8K MX$411.6K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$15.62 KES 2,015
$41.11 MX$712
-62.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.18 KES 1,313
$27.78 MX$481
-63.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.48 KES 3,288
$30.00 MX$520
-15.07%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.65 KES 3,568
$53.5 MX$927
-48.35%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$453
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.75 KES 1,000
$6.28 MX$109
23.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$163 KES 21.1K
$439 MX$7,610
-62.83%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,088 KES 656.4K
$10.7K MX$186.0K
-52.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$9.90 KES 1,277
$57.1 MX$989
-82.67%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$9.05 KES 1,168
$45.30 MX$785
-80.02%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$15.48 KES 1,997
$104 MX$1,805
-85.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$17.54 KES 2,263
$108 MX$1,875
-83.80%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$176 KES 22.7K
$996 MX$17.3K
-82.37%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 KES 14.7K
$624 MX$10.8K
-81.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$275 KES 35.5K
$2,106 MX$36.5K
-86.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$266 KES 34.3K
$1,218 MX$21.1K
-78.20%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$65.8K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$38.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$235 KES 30.3K
$1,096 MX$19.0K
-78.61%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
11.34
-29.45%

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Last update for Kilifi: March 1, 2026

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