Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 44.5% cheaper than Montreal.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Montreal
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$25.03
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.86
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.11
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.22
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.56
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.99
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.68
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.24
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.84
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.46
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Montreal
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.53
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$97.12
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$34,018.67
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.77
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Montreal
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$60.29
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,663.11
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,292.57
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$85.51
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 31.5% less for childcare
Montreal
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$899.74
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$9,067.98
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.51
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.23
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.57
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$15.02
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 51.7% less for clothing
Montreal
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$88.57
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.91
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$119.63
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$147.68
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
|
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