Nairobi vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nairobi	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2030	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$269	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$3150
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	50
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	5.55M	1.02M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6689th and 1290th ($745 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 5632nd and 167th 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	$3.67	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.58%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1125	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8325	$20100

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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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884