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Cold Lake vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Cold Lake is 2.0 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Cold Lake
Groceries: pay 68.0% more in Cold Lake
Transportation: pay 6.6% less in Cold Lake
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Cold Lake
Childcare: pay 99.2% more in Cold Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Cold Lake
Clothing: pay 28.4% more in Cold Lake

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Cold Lake are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Cold Lake.

Cold Lake vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cold Lake instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Cold Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$17.22 CA$23.82	+196.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$10.90 CA$15.08	+56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.09 CA$2.89	+198.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.44 CA$1.98	+161.3%
Average			+153.2%

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pay 68.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Cold Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.96 CA$2.71	+259.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$5.50 CA$7.60	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$4.01 CA$5.55	+19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.52 CA$4.86	+113.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$5.43 CA$7.51	+86.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$2.03 CA$2.81	+44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.49 CA$0.68	+2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.81 CA$1.13	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.98 CA$1.35	+114.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.09 CA$1.50	+121.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.49 CA$0.68	-3.6%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 6.6% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Cold Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$3.72 CA$5.14	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$16.86 CA$23.32	-1.0%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Cold Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$63.09 CA$87.24	+58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$885.03 CA$1,223.86	+85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$861.11 CA$1,190.78	+317.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$148.79 CA$205.76	+407.4%
Average			+217.2%

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pay 99.2% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Cold Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$665.47 CA$920.24	+196.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$8,898.11 CA$12,304.75	+1.4%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Cold Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$5.74 CA$7.94	+147.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$3.68 CA$5.09	+55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$12.11 CA$16.74	+291.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$12.92 CA$17.86	+75.7%
Average			+142.3%

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pay 28.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Cold Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$28.70 CA$39.69	+46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$35.88 CA$49.62	+44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$53.82 CA$74.42	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$89.70 CA$124.04	+44.0%
Average			+28.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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