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Nairobi vs. Parry Sound Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 35.3% cheaper than Parry Sound.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 61.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 82.6% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 56.7% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation and groceries in Nairobi are more expensive than in Parry Sound. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Parry Sound Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.0% less for restaurants

	Parry Sound	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.01 CA$26.39	$5.80 KES752.07	-69.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 CA$13.99	$6.97 KES902.48	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 CA$2.63	$0.70 KES90.93	-63.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 CA$2.15	$0.55 KES71.15	-64.6%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Parry Sound	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 CA$3.31	$0.55 KES70.80	-77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.12 CA$2.94	$5.57 KES721.22	+163.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.75 CA$12.14	$3.36 KES434.78	-61.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 CA$4.36	$1.64 KES213.07	-47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.88 CA$6.78	$2.92 KES378.11	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 CA$2.17	$1.41 KES182.25	-9.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 CA$0.45	$0.47 KES61.50	+45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 CA$0.45	$0.89 KES115.26	+173.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 CA$1.36	$0.46 KES59.10	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CA$1.06	$0.49 KES63.60	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 CA$0.86	$0.51 KES65.62	-18.1%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Parry Sound	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 CA$5.46	$5.40 KES699.48	+37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,011.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	$21,671.83 KES3M	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.32 CA$12.95	$17.03 KES2,206.07	+82.6%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	Parry Sound	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.79 CA$74.69	$39.86 KES5,164.64	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,111.70 CA$1,543.68	$476.96 KES61,792.59	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,362.73 CA$1,892.25	$206.31 KES26,728.68	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.50 CA$197.88	$29.32 KES3,799.20	-79.4%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 82.6% less for childcare

	Parry Sound	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,291.00 CA$1,792.66	$224.14 KES29,038.19	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,775.09 KES1M
Average			-82.6%

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pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Parry Sound	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.02 CA$6.97	$2.32 KES300.83	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 CA$3.98	$2.37 KES307.03	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.12 CA$16.83	$3.10 KES401.10	-74.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.71 CA$46.81	$45.30 KES5,868.64	+34.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.94	$7.35 KES952.62	-31.7%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 56.7% less for clothing

	Parry Sound	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.67 CA$95.36	$19.62 KES2,542.29	-71.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.90 CA$79.01	$24.88 KES3,223.15	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.96 CA$156.86	$67.92 KES8,799.20	-39.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.41 CA$211.63	$62.28 KES8,068.19	-59.1%
Average			-56.7%

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