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Red Deer vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Red Deer is 2.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Red Deer
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Red Deer
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Red Deer
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Red Deer
Childcare: pay 99.2% more in Red Deer
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Red Deer
Clothing: pay 65.5% more in Red Deer

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

Red Deer vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Red Deer instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Red Deer
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$17.22 CA$23.73	+196.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$9.69 CA$13.35	+39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.68 CA$2.32	+140.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$1.75 CA$2.41	+218.4%
Average			+148.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Red Deer
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$2.56 CA$3.53	+368.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$5.19 CA$7.15	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$6.34 CA$8.73	+88.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$3.17 CA$4.37	+92.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$5.43 CA$7.48	+86.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$2.03 CA$2.80	+44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.61 CA$0.84	+27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.71 CA$2.35	+91.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$1.56 CA$2.15	+241.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$1.09 CA$1.50	+121.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.92 CA$1.27	+81.4%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Red Deer
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$3.72 CA$5.12	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$52.92 CA$72.92	+70.9%
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	$13.60 CA$18.74	-20.1%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Red Deer
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$63.09 CA$86.93	+58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$1,060.84 CA$1,461.78	+122.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$973.53 CA$1,341.48	+371.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$143.49 CA$197.72	+389.3%
Average			+235.5%

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pay 99.2% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Red Deer
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$665.47 CA$916.98	+196.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$8,898.11 CA$12,261.15	+1.4%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Red Deer
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$5.02 CA$6.92	+116.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$3.68 CA$5.07	+55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$14.35 CA$19.78	+363.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$38.84 CA$53.52	-14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$10.76 CA$14.83	+46.4%
Average			+113.4%

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pay 65.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Red Deer
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$49.96 CA$68.84	+154.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$34.08 CA$46.96	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$73.91 CA$101.85	+8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$100.50 CA$138.49	+61.4%
Average			+65.5%

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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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