Cost of living comparison

Fort McMurray, Canada

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Fort McMurray Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 52.0% cheaper than Fort McMurray.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 48.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 64.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 82.2% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 44.1% less in Nairobi

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Fort McMurray Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Fort McMurray, you would:

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pay 70.1% less for restaurants

	Fort McMurray	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.74 CA$39.47	$3.85 KES497.85	-86.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.82 CA$17.60	$6.17 KES796.57	-51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.44 CA$3.34	$0.66 KES85.62	-72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 CA$2.36	$0.53 KES68.79	-69.0%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 48.7% less for groceries

	Fort McMurray	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.81 CA$3.86	$0.56 KES72.11	-80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.55 CA$7.62	$5.59 KES722.20	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.10 CA$7.00	$3.35 KES433.02	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.13 CA$4.29	$1.70 KES219.99	-45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.82 CA$8.00	$2.71 KES350.07	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 CA$2.95	$1.26 KES163.27	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 CA$1.39	$0.50 KES64.55	-50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.06 CA$2.83	$0.87 KES112.89	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.87 CA$3.94	$0.46 KES59.06	-84.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CA$0.90	$0.48 KES62.34	-26.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.51 CA$2.07	$0.56 KES71.87	-63.1%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Fort McMurray	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.95 CA$5.42	$6.17 KES797.74	+56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.17 CA$82.63	$30.83 KES3,982.83	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,524.66	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.41 CA$19.78	$13.87 KES1,792.27	-3.7%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 64.5% less for housing

	Fort McMurray	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.24 CA$89.59	$39.39 KES5,089.54	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$922.05 CA$1,266.21	$428.53 KES55,365.83	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$916.07 CA$1,257.99	$166.44 KES21,503.47	-81.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.46 CA$184.64	$22.39 KES2,893.11	-83.3%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

	Fort McMurray	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$934.03 CA$1,282.66	$166.67 KES21,534.37	-82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93
Average			-82.2%

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort McMurray	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.54 CA$10.36	$2.31 KES298.71	-69.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.75 CA$5.15	$2.24 KES289.52	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.80 CA$21.70	$3.08 KES398.28	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.18 CA$63.41	$44.12 KES5,699.93	-4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.37 CA$19.73	$6.17 KES796.57	-57.1%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 44.1% less for clothing

	Fort McMurray	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 CA$112.48	$16.84 KES2,176.10	-79.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$22.95 KES2,965.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.46 CA$91.27	$61.84 KES7,989.37	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.00 CA$133.20	$52.50 KES6,783.22	-45.9%
Average			-44.1%

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