Cost of living comparison

Halifax, Canada

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Halifax Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 49.9% cheaper than Halifax.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 49.2% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 71.7% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 60.9% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.0% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 47.7% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Halifax Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Halifax, you would:

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pay 63.3% less for restaurants

	Halifax	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.45	$3.85 KES497.70	-78.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.70 CA$13.20	$6.17 KES796.32	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$2.96	$0.66 KES85.59	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.33	$0.53 KES68.77	-68.8%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 49.2% less for groceries

	Halifax	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.76 CA$3.75	$0.56 KES72.08	-79.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 CA$7.00	$5.59 KES721.98	+8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.84 CA$10.67	$3.35 KES432.89	-57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 CA$5.15	$1.70 KES219.92	-55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93 CA$8.08	$2.71 KES349.97	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 CA$2.74	$1.26 KES163.22	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 CA$0.98	$0.50 KES64.53	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.79 CA$2.44	$0.87 KES112.85	-51.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.10 CA$2.86	$0.46 KES59.04	-78.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CA$1.52	$0.48 KES62.32	-56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CA$1.50	$0.56 KES71.85	-49.5%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Halifax	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CA$6.50	$6.17 KES797.49	+29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.95 CA$87.05	$30.83 KES3,981.60	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,231.71	$19,266.80 KES2,488,499.97	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.62 CA$18.53	$13.87 KES1,791.72	+1.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 71.7% less for housing

	Halifax	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.38 CA$99.89	$39.39 KES5,087.96	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,451.23 CA$1,975.48	$428.53 KES55,348.69	-70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,184.90 CA$1,612.94	$166.44 KES21,496.81	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$140.36 CA$191.06	$22.39 KES2,892.21	-84.0%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 60.9% less for childcare

	Halifax	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$828.25 CA$1,127.46	$166.67 KES21,527.71	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,770.94 CA$18,745.69	$8,008.06 KES1,034,320.61	-41.8%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Halifax	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.82	$2.31 KES298.62	-59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 CA$4.95	$2.24 KES289.43	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.94 CA$20.34	$3.08 KES398.16	-79.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.14 CA$69.62	$44.12 KES5,698.16	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.06 CA$13.69	$6.17 KES796.32	-38.7%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 47.7% less for clothing

	Halifax	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.28 CA$86.14	$16.84 KES2,175.42	-73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.97 CA$44.88	$22.95 KES2,964.08	-30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.40 CA$131.22	$61.84 KES7,986.90	-35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.45 CA$146.26	$52.50 KES6,781.12	-51.1%
Average			-47.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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