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Nairobi vs. Grande Prairie Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 41.1% cheaper than Grande Prairie.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 43.6% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 66.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 52.9% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Grande Prairie Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Grande Prairie, you would:

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pay 63.3% less for restaurants

	Grande Prairie	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.94 CA$24.75	$5.80 KES748.32	-67.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12 CA$15.34	$6.97 KES897.98	-37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 CA$3.48	$0.70 KES90.48	-72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$0.55 KES70.79	-76.0%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 43.6% less for groceries

	Grande Prairie	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 CA$3.17	$0.55 KES70.44	-76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.07 CA$8.37	$5.57 KES717.62	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 CA$9.40	$3.36 KES432.61	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.13 CA$4.32	$1.64 KES212.00	-47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.93 CA$6.79	$2.92 KES376.22	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 CA$2.78	$1.41 KES181.34	-30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 CA$0.79	$0.47 KES61.19	-17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.69	$0.89 KES114.68	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 CA$2.47	$0.46 KES58.81	-74.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 CA$1.02	$0.49 KES63.28	-33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 CA$1.30	$0.51 KES65.30	-46.3%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Grande Prairie	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.72 CA$5.13	$5.40 KES695.99	+45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.46 CA$73.74	$30.96 KES3,991.02	-42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,291.54 CA$44,541.33	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.03 KES2,195.06
Average			-10.0%

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pay 66.8% less for housing

	Grande Prairie	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.24 CA$105.17	$39.86 KES5,138.87	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,018.98 CA$1,405.53	$476.96 KES61,484.32	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$914.93 CA$1,262.00	$206.31 KES26,595.33	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.25 CA$358.98	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-88.7%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

	Grande Prairie	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$475.40 CA$655.75	$224.14 KES28,893.32	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91
Average			-52.9%

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pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Grande Prairie	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.93	$2.32 KES299.33	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.11	$2.37 KES305.50	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.22 CA$23.76	$3.10 KES399.10	-82.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.47 CA$54.44	$45.30 KES5,839.36	+14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.85	$7.35 KES947.87	-31.7%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Grande Prairie	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.04 CA$97.99	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-72.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.94 CA$24.75	$24.88 KES3,207.07	+38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.76 CA$98.98	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.76 CA$98.98	$62.28 KES8,027.94	-13.2%
Average			-13.1%

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