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Owen Sound vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Owen Sound is 2.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Owen Sound
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Owen Sound
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Owen Sound
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Owen Sound
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Owen Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Owen Sound
Clothing: pay 53.3% more in Owen Sound

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

Owen Sound vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Owen Sound instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Owen Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$21.53 CA$29.66	+270.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$11.30 CA$15.57	+62.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.79 CA$2.47	+155.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$1.72 CA$2.37	+213.6%
Average			+175.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Owen Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$2.46 CA$3.39	+350.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$3.38 CA$4.66	-39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$8.12 CA$11.19	+142.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$3.20 CA$4.41	+94.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$5.90 CA$8.14	+102.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.83 CA$2.52	+30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.74 CA$1.02	+55.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.62 CA$2.23	+82.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.87 CA$2.58	+310.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$1.17 CA$1.61	+138.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$1.30 CA$1.80	+157.6%
Average			+129.5%

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Owen Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$3.97 CA$5.47	-26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$48.80 CA$67.24	+57.6%
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	$16.86 CA$23.24	-1.0%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Owen Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$54.84 CA$75.57	+37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$1,052.46 CA$1,450.24	+120.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$843.17 CA$1,161.84	+308.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$118.89 CA$163.83	+305.4%
Average			+193.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Owen Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$551.59 CA$760.06	+146.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$16,504.56 CA$22,742.46	+88.1%
Average			+117.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Owen Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$4.31 CA$5.93	+85.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$3.06 CA$4.22	+29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$13.08 CA$18.02	+322.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$82.52 CA$113.71	+82.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$8.61 CA$11.86	+17.1%
Average			+107.2%

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pay 53.3% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Owen Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$42.70 CA$58.83	+117.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$33.73 CA$46.47	+35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$66.98 CA$92.29	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$100.46 CA$138.43	+61.3%
Average			+53.3%

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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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