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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kisumu is 35.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 59.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kisumu is 39.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 60% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kisumu
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.67 KES 603
$13.12 MX$232
-64.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.66 KES 3,055
$53.8 MX$950
-56.03%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.47 KES 835
$9.40 MX$166
-31.17%
Cappuccino
$2.29 KES 295
$3.56 MX$62.9
-35.67%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 KES 73.5
$1.60 MX$28.29
-64.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.51 KES 65.3
$1.15 MX$20.38
-55.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.89 KES 244
$3.16 MX$55.7
-40.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.97 KES 383
$4.85 MX$85.5
-38.76%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kisumu
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.56 KES 72.1
$1.63 MX$28.84
-65.64%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 KES 72.8
$2.73 MX$48.26
-79.49%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.66 KES 215
$1.88 MX$33.16
-11.70%
Eggs
$1.70 KES 220
$2.63 MX$46.45
-35.36%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.46 KES 1,480
$9.89 MX$175
15.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.82 KES 881
$8.40 MX$148
-18.81%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.98 KES 643
$11.63 MX$205
-57.18%
Apples (1kg)
$3.08 KES 397
$2.97 MX$52.5
3.70%
Banana (1kg)
$1.09 KES 140
$1.78 MX$31.50
-38.76%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.17 KES 280
$2.06 MX$36.28
5.34%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.01 KES 131
$1.97 MX$34.86
-48.73%
Potato (1kg)
$1.07 KES 138
$2.09 MX$36.82
-48.80%
Onion (1kg)
$0.97 KES 125
$2.26 MX$39.87
-57.08%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.70 KES 90.1
$1.46 MX$25.74
-52.05%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 KES 95.4
$1.09 MX$19.24
-32.11%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.04 KES 393
$4.34 MX$76.6
-29.95%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.72 KES 997
$13.62 MX$240
-43.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.30 KES 297
$1.67 MX$29.54
37.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 KES 303
$3.54 MX$62.5
-33.62%
🚌 Getting Around
Kisumu
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.74 KES 95.0
$0.36 MX$6.35
105.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$22.89 KES 2,956
$18.96 MX$335
20.73%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.53 KES 197
$1.32 MX$23.36
15.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.51 KES 195
$0.30 MX$5.32
403.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.94 KES 380
$5.49 MX$96.9
-46.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.60 KES 206
$1.34 MX$23.59
19.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.8K KES 2.8M
$19.1K MX$337.4K
14.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.7K KES 2.5M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
-17.27%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kisumu
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.35 KES 4,434
$41.11 MX$726
-16.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.96 KES 2,189
$27.78 MX$490
-38.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.99 KES 5,164
$30.00 MX$530
33.30%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kisumu
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.38 KES 3,018
$53.5 MX$945
-56.32%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$461
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.22 KES 803
$6.28 MX$111
-0.96%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kisumu
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$118 KES 15.2K
$439 MX$7,755
-73.18%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,155 KES 1.1M
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-24.08%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kisumu
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.46 KES 1,479
$57.1 MX$1,008
-79.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.60 KES 2,530
$45.30 MX$800
-56.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$15.48 KES 1,999
$104 MX$1,840
-85.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$15.55 KES 2,007
$108 MX$1,911
-85.64%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kisumu
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$133 KES 17.1K
$996 MX$17.6K
-86.68%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$108 KES 13.9K
$624 MX$11.0K
-82.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$355 KES 45.8K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-83.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$214 KES 27.7K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-82.42%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$778 KES 100.4K
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-79.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kisumu
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$766 KES 98.9K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-30.14%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
11.34
5.82%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Kisumu: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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