Cost of Living Comparison Between Ongata Rongai and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Ongata Rongai and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Ongata Rongai is 58.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 63.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ongata Rongai is 60.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 64% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ongata Rongai
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.52 KES 714
$13.12 MX$231
-57.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.31 KES 2,495
$53.8 MX$946
-64.11%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.89 KES 891
$9.40 MX$165
-26.70%
Cappuccino
$1.90 KES 246
$3.56 MX$62.7
-46.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 KES 41.92
$1.60 MX$28.20
-80.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 KES 48.10
$1.15 MX$20.31
-67.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.26 KES 293
$3.16 MX$55.5
-28.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.95 KES 381
$4.85 MX$85.2
-39.18%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ongata Rongai
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.50 KES 64.9
$1.63 MX$28.74
-69.33%
White Bread (500g)
$0.47 KES 60.5
$2.73 MX$48.09
-82.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.36 KES 175
$1.88 MX$33.04
-27.66%
Eggs
$1.39 KES 180
$2.63 MX$46.29
-47.15%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.36 KES 564
$9.89 MX$174
-55.92%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.46 KES 447
$8.40 MX$148
-58.81%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$3.44 KES 444
$11.63 MX$205
-70.42%
Apples (1kg)
$1.26 KES 163
$2.97 MX$52.3
-57.58%
Banana (1kg)
$1.04 KES 135
$1.78 MX$31.39
-41.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.14 KES 147
$2.06 MX$36.16
-44.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.61 KES 78.5
$1.97 MX$34.74
-69.04%
Potato (1kg)
$0.73 KES 94.9
$2.09 MX$36.69
-65.07%
Onion (1kg)
$0.47 KES 61.0
$2.26 MX$39.74
-79.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.64 KES 83.0
$1.46 MX$25.65
-56.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.45 KES 58.0
$1.09 MX$19.17
-58.72%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.28 KES 295
$4.34 MX$76.3
-47.47%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.32 KES 1,205
$13.62 MX$240
-31.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.29 KES 296
$1.67 MX$29.44
37.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.72 KES 351
$3.54 MX$62.3
-23.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Ongata Rongai
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.33
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$333
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.58 KES 205
$1.32 MX$23.28
19.70%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.37 KES 177
$0.30 MX$5.30
356.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.96 KES 383
$5.49 MX$96.5
-46.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.57 KES 203
$1.34 MX$23.51
17.16%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.9K KES 2.8M
$19.1K MX$336.2K
14.54%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.3K KES 2.6M
$23.8K MX$418.0K
-14.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ongata Rongai
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$33.74 KES 4,360
$41.11 MX$723
-17.93%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.57 KES 2,141
$27.78 MX$489
-40.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.85 KES 5,149
$30.00 MX$528
32.83%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ongata Rongai
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$942
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$460
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.16 KES 796
$6.28 MX$111
-1.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ongata Rongai
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$199 KES 25.7K
$439 MX$7,729
-54.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,994 KES 1.0M
$10.7K MX$188.9K
-25.57%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ongata Rongai
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$18.54 KES 2,395
$57.1 MX$1,005
-67.54%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.48 KES 3,164
$45.30 MX$797
-45.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$66.1 KES 8,545
$104 MX$1,834
-36.56%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.5 KES 7,171
$108 MX$1,904
-48.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ongata Rongai
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$153 KES 19.8K
$996 MX$17.5K
-84.65%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 KES 14.8K
$624 MX$11.0K
-81.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$236 KES 30.4K
$2,106 MX$37.1K
-88.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$232 KES 29.9K
$1,218 MX$21.4K
-81.00%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$66.8K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.2K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ongata Rongai
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.3K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
14.84
11.34
30.86%

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Last update for Ongata Rongai: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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