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Medicine Hat vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Medicine Hat is 2.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Medicine Hat
Groceries: pay 73.0% more in Medicine Hat
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Medicine Hat
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Medicine Hat
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Medicine Hat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Medicine Hat
Clothing: pay 45.1% more in Medicine Hat

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

Medicine Hat vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Medicine Hat instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Medicine Hat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$15.07 CA$20.76	+159.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$10.05 CA$13.84	+44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$2.00 CA$2.76	+185.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$1.75 CA$2.41	+218.0%
Average			+151.7%

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pay 73.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Medicine Hat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$1.82 CA$2.51	+233.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$4.07 CA$5.61	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$5.58 CA$7.70	+66.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$3.24 CA$4.46	+96.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$4.94 CA$6.81	+69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.70 CA$2.34	+20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.59 CA$0.82	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.12 CA$1.54	+26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.49 CA$2.05	+226.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.65 CA$0.89	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.67 CA$0.93	+32.9%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Medicine Hat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$3.71 CA$5.11	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$50.59 CA$69.71	+63.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$24,382.26 CA$33,597.54	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$15.07 CA$20.76	-11.5%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Medicine Hat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$60.15 CA$82.88	+50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$801.31 CA$1,104.16	+68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$717.59 CA$988.80	+247.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$152.49 CA$210.12	+420.0%
Average			+196.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Medicine Hat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$841.80 CA$1,159.96	+275.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$15,667.38 CA$21,588.86	+78.5%
Average			+177.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Medicine Hat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$5.74 CA$7.91	+147.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$3.72 CA$5.12	+56.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$11.48 CA$15.82	+270.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$54.78 CA$75.48	+20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$12.20 CA$16.81	+65.9%
Average			+112.3%

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pay 45.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Medicine Hat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$51.67 CA$71.19	+163.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$26.91 CA$37.08	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$67.45 CA$92.95	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$68.17 CA$93.94	+9.5%
Average			+45.1%

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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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