Cost of living comparison

compared to

Nelson BC vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Nelson BC is 2.4 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Nelson BC
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Nelson BC
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in Nelson BC
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Nelson BC
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Nelson BC
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Nelson BC
Clothing: pay 85.2% more in Nelson BC

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

Nelson BC vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nelson BC instead of Nairobi, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Nelson BC
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$14.35 CA$19.85	+147.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$8.97 CA$12.40	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$2.08 CA$2.87	+196.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$1.70 CA$2.35	+209.1%
Average			+145.3%

Nairobi vs. Nelson BC - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Nelson BC
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$3.02 CA$4.17	+452.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$5.14 CA$7.10	-7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$7.44 CA$10.29	+121.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$3.64 CA$5.03	+121.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$6.12 CA$8.46	+109.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.42 CA$1.97	+1.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.29 CA$0.40	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.72 CA$0.99	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.97 CA$2.72	+331.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.31 CA$1.81	+166.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$1.25 CA$1.73	+147.1%
Average			+125.9%

Nairobi vs. Nelson BC - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Nelson BC
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.52 CA$6.25	-16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$32.29 CA$44.65	+4.3%
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	$17.18 CA$23.76	+0.9%
Average			+0.3%

Nairobi vs. Nelson BC - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Nelson BC
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$57.41 CA$79.39	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$1,363.42 CA$1,885.41	+185.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$1,148.14 CA$1,587.71	+456.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$111.30 CA$153.91	+279.5%
Average			+241.5%

Nairobi vs. Nelson BC - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Nelson BC
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$1,040.51 CA$1,438.86	+364.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$16,504.56 CA$22,823.34	+88.1%
Average			+226.1%

Nairobi vs. Nelson BC - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Nelson BC
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$5.02 CA$6.95	+116.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$3.95 CA$5.46	+66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$14.35 CA$19.85	+363.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$58.84 CA$81.37	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$11.48 CA$15.88	+56.1%
Average			+126.5%

Nairobi vs. Nelson BC - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 85.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Nelson BC
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$50.23 CA$69.46	+156.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$40.66 CA$56.23	+63.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$84.52 CA$116.87	+24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$122.59 CA$169.52	+96.8%
Average			+85.2%

Nairobi vs. Nelson BC - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Nairobi vs.

Dublin

Nairobi vs.

Hong Kong

Nairobi vs.

Prague

Nairobi vs.

London

Nairobi vs.

Phnom Penh

Nairobi vs.

Bangkok

Nairobi vs.

Beijing

Nairobi vs.

Washington

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Kenya vs. Canada. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Kenya and Canada.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Nairobi

Add prices for Nelson BC

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nelson BC or Nairobi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.