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Saguenay vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Saguenay is 80.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Saguenay
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Saguenay
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Saguenay
Housing: pay 51.1% more in Saguenay
Childcare: pay 66.8% more in Saguenay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.0% more in Saguenay
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Saguenay

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

Saguenay vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saguenay instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Saguenay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES749.71	$12.92 CA$17.54	+122.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES899.65	$10.76 CA$14.61	+54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.65	$1.52 CA$2.07	+117.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.92	$1.26 CA$1.71	+128.7%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Saguenay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.57	$2.84 CA$3.86	+420.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES718.95	$5.78 CA$7.84	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES433.42	$8.28 CA$11.25	+146.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.40	$2.51 CA$3.41	+52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.92	$3.87 CA$5.25	+32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.68	$1.83 CA$2.49	+30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.31	$0.57 CA$0.78	+20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.89	$1.79 CA$2.43	+100.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.92	$1.80 CA$2.44	+294.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.40	$0.84 CA$1.14	+71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.42	$0.72 CA$0.97	+41.4%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Saguenay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES697.29	$4.25 CA$5.77	-21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,998.45	$54.90 CA$74.53	+77.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$24,382.26 CA$33,105.02	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,199.15	$19.80 CA$26.88	+16.3%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 51.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Saguenay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,148.44	$43.95 CA$59.68	+10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,598.82	$605.17 CA$821.67	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,644.86	$287.04 CA$389.72	+39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,787.29	$66.85 CA$90.77	+128.0%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 66.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Saguenay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,947.13	$592.01 CA$803.80	+164.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$6,099.51 CA$8,281.61	-30.5%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Saguenay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.88	$5.02 CA$6.82	+116.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.07	$3.74 CA$5.07	+57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.85	$11.70 CA$15.88	+277.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,850.24	$32.29 CA$43.84	-28.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES949.63	$9.33 CA$12.67	+26.9%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Saguenay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,534.31	$58.72 CA$79.73	+199.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,213.04	$57.41 CA$77.94	+130.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,771.60	$93.29 CA$126.66	+37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,042.89	$121.39 CA$164.82	+94.9%
Average			+115.6%

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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: March 2026

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