Nairobi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$262
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$3141
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
68
86
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.79M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 69% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6622nd and 861st ($760 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5369th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Toronto

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Nairobi Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$17118

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2267
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2370
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2097
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095