Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 3.3 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES571.03
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES63.43
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES52.29
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES432.42
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES331.81
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES116.49
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.30
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES90.94
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES49.11
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.84
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 75.4% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES599.81
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES237.93
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES270.78
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES761.37
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
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