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Sherbrooke vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Sherbrooke is 2.0 times more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Sherbrooke
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Sherbrooke
Transportation: pay 13.8% more in Sherbrooke
Housing: pay 95.2% more in Sherbrooke
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Sherbrooke
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.9% more in Sherbrooke
Clothing: pay 75.6% more in Sherbrooke

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

Sherbrooke vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Sherbrooke
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$17.99 CA$24.81	+209.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$10.79 CA$14.89	+54.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$1.94 CA$2.68	+176.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.80 CA$2.48	+227.5%
Average			+167.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Sherbrooke
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$2.77 CA$3.83	+407.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$5.97 CA$8.24	+7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$10.17 CA$14.03	+203.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$3.15 CA$4.35	+91.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$4.32 CA$5.96	+48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$2.05 CA$2.82	+45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.69 CA$0.96	+46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$1.72 CA$2.37	+93.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$1.48 CA$2.04	+224.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.79 CA$1.09	+60.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.89 CA$1.23	+76.3%
Average			+118.6%

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pay 13.8% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Sherbrooke
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$4.31 CA$5.95	-20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$62.05 CA$85.59	+100.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$24,444.83 CA$33,717.98	+12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$10.61 CA$14.64	-37.7%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 95.2% more for housing

	Nairobi	Sherbrooke
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$49.76 CA$68.64	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$851.33 CA$1,174.28	+78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$603.12 CA$831.92	+192.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$54.36 CA$74.98	+85.4%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Sherbrooke
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$881.30 CA$1,215.63	+293.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$9,496.49 CA$13,098.99	+8.2%
Average			+150.7%

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pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Sherbrooke
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$5.76 CA$7.94	+147.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$3.31 CA$4.56	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$12.59 CA$17.37	+306.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$28.75 CA$39.65	-36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$10.43 CA$14.39	+41.9%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 75.6% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Sherbrooke
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$62.45 CA$86.14	+218.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$30.22 CA$41.68	+21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$64.75 CA$89.31	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$104.23 CA$143.76	+67.4%
Average			+75.6%

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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: December 2025

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