Calgary vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
53
67
😀 Quality of life
90
59
🏙️ Population
1.31M
5.55M

The cost of living in Calgary is 160% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1759th and 6736th ($2095 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Kenya, respectively. Check Canada vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 187th and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Nairobi

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Calgary Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$10471

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795