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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mombasa is 42.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 58.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mombasa is 46.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 53.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mombasa
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.33 KES 301
$13.12 MX$232
-82.24%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.40 KES 2,504
$53.8 MX$950
-63.95%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.95 KES 1,155
$9.40 MX$166
-4.79%
Cappuccino
$3.29 KES 424
$3.56 MX$62.9
-7.58%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 KES 67.1
$1.60 MX$28.29
-67.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 KES 56.8
$1.15 MX$20.38
-61.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.94 KES 251
$3.16 MX$55.7
-38.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 KES 377
$4.85 MX$85.5
-39.79%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mombasa
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.88 KES 114
$1.63 MX$28.84
-46.01%
White Bread (500g)
$0.54 KES 70.4
$2.73 MX$48.26
-80.22%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.39 KES 179
$1.88 MX$33.16
-26.06%
Eggs
$1.73 KES 224
$2.63 MX$46.45
-34.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.04 KES 1,297
$9.89 MX$175
1.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.05 KES 781
$8.40 MX$148
-27.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.32 KES 686
$11.63 MX$205
-54.26%
Apples (1kg)
$1.86 KES 240
$2.97 MX$52.5
-37.37%
Banana (1kg)
$0.85 KES 109
$1.78 MX$31.50
-52.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.58 KES 204
$2.06 MX$36.28
-23.30%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.81 KES 104
$1.97 MX$34.86
-58.88%
Potato (1kg)
$0.71 KES 91.0
$2.09 MX$36.82
-66.03%
Onion (1kg)
$1.04 KES 135
$2.26 MX$39.87
-53.98%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.61 KES 79.2
$1.46 MX$25.74
-58.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 KES 73.9
$1.09 MX$19.24
-47.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.44 KES 444
$4.34 MX$76.6
-20.74%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.88 KES 1,018
$13.62 MX$240
-42.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.98 KES 256
$1.67 MX$29.54
18.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.78 KES 359
$3.54 MX$62.5
-21.47%
🚌 Getting Around
Mombasa
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.79 KES 102
$0.36 MX$6.35
119.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$34.73 KES 4,484
$18.96 MX$335
83.18%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.07 KES 397
$1.32 MX$23.36
132.58%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.89 KES 244
$0.30 MX$5.32
530.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.74 KES 612
$5.49 MX$96.9
-13.66%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.66 KES 214
$1.34 MX$23.59
23.88%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$12.1K KES 1.6M
$19.1K MX$337.4K
-36.90%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$12.0K KES 1.5M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
-49.56%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mombasa
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$44.51 KES 5,747
$41.11 MX$726
8.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.90 KES 1,794
$27.78 MX$490
-49.96%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.34 KES 5,724
$30.00 MX$530
47.80%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mombasa
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$18.15 KES 2,343
$53.5 MX$945
-66.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.01 KES 2,454
$26.13 MX$461
-27.25%
Cinema Ticket
$4.52 KES 583
$6.28 MX$111
-28.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mombasa
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85.6 KES 11.1K
$439 MX$7,755
-80.52%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,477 KES 707.2K
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-49.01%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mombasa
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$13.36 KES 1,725
$57.1 MX$1,008
-76.61%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$13.70 KES 1,769
$45.30 MX$800
-69.76%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$23.11 KES 2,984
$104 MX$1,840
-77.83%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$46.61 KES 6,018
$108 MX$1,911
-56.94%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mombasa
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$181 KES 23.3K
$996 MX$17.6K
-81.85%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$115 KES 14.8K
$624 MX$11.0K
-81.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$607 KES 78.4K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-71.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$460 KES 59.4K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-62.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,536 KES 714.8K
$3,799 MX$67.0K
45.74%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,956 KES 510.7K
$2,230 MX$39.4K
77.37%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mombasa
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$321 KES 41.4K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-70.73%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
13
11.34
14.64%

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

Last update for Mombasa: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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