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Nairobi vs. Fort St John Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 41.5% cheaper than Fort St John.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 36.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 49.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 48.6% less in Nairobi

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Fort St John Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Fort St John, you would:

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pay 50.0% less for restaurants

	Fort St John	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.63 CA$18.85	$5.80 KES750.88	-57.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.33 CA$12.90	$6.97 KES901.06	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 CA$2.48	$0.70 KES90.79	-60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 CA$1.74	$0.55 KES71.04	-56.3%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

	Fort St John	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CA$4.47	$0.55 KES70.69	-83.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 CA$4.47	$5.57 KES720.08	+72.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.69 CA$12.02	$3.36 KES434.10	-61.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 CA$5.12	$1.64 KES212.73	-55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.45 CA$7.53	$2.92 KES377.51	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$1.41 KES181.96	-38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 CA$0.40	$0.47 KES61.40	+65.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.36	$0.89 KES115.07	-47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.25	$0.46 KES59.01	-71.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$0.49 KES63.50	-78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 CA$1.80	$0.51 KES65.52	-61.0%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Fort St John	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 CA$6.53	$5.40 KES698.38	+14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 CA$39.69	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.79 CA$21.83	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+7.9%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 49.8% less for housing

	Fort St John	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.39 CA$87.65	$39.86 KES5,156.50	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.51 CA$1,025.40	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$717.59 CA$992.32	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-71.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.34 CA$90.36	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-55.1%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Fort St John	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$717.59 CA$992.32	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41
Average			-68.8%

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort St John	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.37 CA$8.81	$2.32 KES300.35	-63.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.19 CA$5.79	$2.37 KES306.55	-43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 CA$19.85	$3.10 KES400.47	-78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.54 CA$75.42	$45.30 KES5,859.39	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.88	$7.35 KES951.12	-31.7%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 48.6% less for clothing

	Fort St John	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.72 CA$99.18	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-72.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.29 CA$65.39	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.52 CA$114.12	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.52 CA$198.46	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-56.6%
Average			-48.6%

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