Nairobi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$262
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$3115
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
68
50
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.02M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 63% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6622nd and 1701st ($760 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Kenya and Canada, respectively. Check Kenya vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5369th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Ottawa

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Nairobi Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$19030

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800