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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nakuru is 46.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 59.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Nakuru is 50.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 56.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Nakuru
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.45 KES 445
$13.12 MX$232
-73.70%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$39.07 KES 5,044
$53.8 MX$950
-27.39%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.65 KES 858
$9.40 MX$166
-29.26%
Cappuccino
$1.70 KES 219
$3.56 MX$62.9
-52.25%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.38 KES 48.54
$1.60 MX$28.29
-76.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.30 KES 38.53
$1.15 MX$20.38
-73.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.42 KES 183
$3.16 MX$55.7
-55.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.59 KES 205
$4.85 MX$85.5
-67.22%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Nakuru
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.52 KES 66.5
$1.63 MX$28.84
-68.10%
White Bread (500g)
$0.51 KES 65.6
$2.73 MX$48.26
-81.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.10 KES 142
$1.88 MX$33.16
-41.49%
Eggs
$1.36 KES 176
$2.63 MX$46.45
-48.29%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.89 KES 1,018
$9.89 MX$175
-20.22%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.22 KES 803
$8.40 MX$148
-25.95%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.20 KES 542
$11.63 MX$205
-63.89%
Apples (1kg)
$1.71 KES 221
$2.97 MX$52.5
-42.42%
Banana (1kg)
$0.41 KES 53.3
$1.78 MX$31.50
-76.97%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.70 KES 219
$2.06 MX$36.28
-17.48%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.61 KES 78.5
$1.97 MX$34.86
-69.04%
Potato (1kg)
$0.38 KES 48.80
$2.09 MX$36.82
-81.82%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 KES 68.1
$2.26 MX$39.87
-76.55%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.64 KES 82.4
$1.46 MX$25.74
-56.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.56 KES 72.6
$1.09 MX$19.24
-48.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.05 KES 264
$4.34 MX$76.6
-52.76%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.70 KES 607
$13.62 MX$240
-65.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.58 KES 205
$1.67 MX$29.54
-5.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.85 KES 239
$3.54 MX$62.5
-47.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Nakuru
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.76 KES 98.1
$0.36 MX$6.35
111.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$27.15 KES 3,505
$18.96 MX$335
43.20%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.54 KES 198
$1.32 MX$23.36
16.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.80 KES 103
$0.30 MX$5.32
166.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.95 KES 381
$5.49 MX$96.9
-46.27%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 KES 171
$1.34 MX$23.59
-1.49%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$12.5K KES 1.6M
$19.1K MX$337.4K
-34.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$14.9K KES 1.9M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
-37.27%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nakuru
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$31.04 KES 4,007
$41.11 MX$726
-24.50%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.69 KES 2,155
$27.78 MX$490
-39.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.98 KES 5,161
$30.00 MX$530
33.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Nakuru
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.04 KES 5,944
$53.5 MX$945
-13.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$461
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.55 KES 716
$6.28 MX$111
-11.62%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Nakuru
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$205 KES 26.5K
$439 MX$7,755
-53.35%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,897 KES 503.1K
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-63.72%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Nakuru
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$18.49 KES 2,388
$57.1 MX$1,008
-67.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.29 KES 3,137
$45.30 MX$800
-46.38%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$38.61 KES 4,985
$104 MX$1,840
-62.96%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.2 KES 6,862
$108 MX$1,911
-50.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Nakuru
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$229 KES 29.5K
$996 MX$17.6K
-77.03%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$117 KES 15.1K
$624 MX$11.0K
-81.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$385 KES 49.8K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-81.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$271 KES 35.0K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-77.73%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Nakuru
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.5
11.34
10.23%

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Last update for Nakuru: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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