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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kilifi is 60% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 70% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kilifi is 54.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 65.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.38 KES 308
$13.38 MX$253
-82.21%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$50.8 KES 6,565
$52.7 MX$997
-3.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.29 KES 296
$9.31 MX$176
-75.40%
Cappuccino
$1.91 KES 247
$3.61 MX$68.3
-47.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.79 KES 102
$1.64 MX$30.91
-51.83%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 KES 97.4
$1.12 MX$21.14
-33.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.89 KES 244
$3.26 MX$61.7
-42.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.82 MX$91.1
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.91 KES 117
$1.65 MX$31.24
-44.85%
White Bread (500g)
$0.8 KES 103
$2.74 MX$51.7
-70.80%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.87 KES 242
$1.92 MX$36.28
-2.60%
Eggs
$1.88 KES 242
$2.51 MX$47.53
-25.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$9.89 MX$187
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
-
$8.39 MX$159
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.95 MX$226
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.3 KES 298
$2.87 MX$54.3
-19.86%
Banana (1kg)
$0.85 KES 109
$1.74 MX$32.85
-51.15%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.81 KES 234
$2 MX$37.81
-9.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.64 KES 83
$2.07 MX$39.14
-69.08%
Potato (1kg)
$0.65 KES 83.7
$2.05 MX$38.78
-68.29%
Onion (1kg)
$0.6 KES 77.7
$2.18 MX$41.22
-72.48%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.38 MX$26.16
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.24 KES 31.18
$1.11 MX$21.06
-78.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$4.16 MX$78.6
-
Wine (Bottle)
$11.65 KES 1,505
$11.05 MX$209
5.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.94 KES 251
$1.75 MX$33.16
10.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.7 MX$70
-
🚌 Getting Around
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.79 KES 102
$0.38 MX$7.25
107.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$27.62 KES 3,570
$18.97 MX$359
45.60%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.36 MX$25.72
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.73 KES 94.6
$0.28 MX$5.25
160.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$5.3 MX$100
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 KES 168
$1.36 MX$25.63
-4.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$18.8K MX$354.6K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.4K MX$441.7K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$15.51 KES 2,004
$39.97 MX$756
-61.20%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.2 KES 1,318
$27.48 MX$519
-62.88%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.28 KES 3,268
$30.22 MX$571
-16.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.98 KES 3,616
$52.6 MX$994
-46.81%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.69 KES 994
$6.32 MX$120
21.68%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$165 KES 21.3K
$437 MX$8,258
-62.20%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,932 KES 637.4K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-53.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$9.56 KES 1,235
$57.2 MX$1,082
-83.29%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$8.87 KES 1,146
$45.14 MX$853
-80.35%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$15.61 KES 2,017
$102 MX$1,928
-84.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$17.6 KES 2,274
$109 MX$2,056
-83.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$175 KES 22.6K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-82.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 KES 14.8K
$622 MX$11.8K
-81.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$270 KES 34.9K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-87.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$263 KES 34K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-78.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kilifi
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$233 KES 30.1K
$867 MX$16.4K
-73.15%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
11.34
-29.45%

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Last update for Kilifi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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