Nairobi vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$305
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
86
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.79M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 67% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6736th and 1059th ($807 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and Canada, respectively. Check Kenya vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6034th and 46th 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
$5.36
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$22670

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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

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053