Calgary vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2030
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$394
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	67
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	5.55M

The cost of living in Calgary is 189% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6689th ($2149 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Kenya, respectively. Check Canada vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 131st and 5632nd 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	$16.9	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$8325

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$571
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$482
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$493
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$535
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$543
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$548
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$460
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$518
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$483
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$581
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$560
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$511
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$466
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$601
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$643
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$707
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$559
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$564
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$675
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$736
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$639
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$579
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$509
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$622
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$723
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$509
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$568
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$545
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$784
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$509
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$441
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$510
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$509
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$576
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$579
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$768