Cost of living comparison

London, Canada

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 48.3% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 45.4% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Nairobi
Housing: pay 67.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 55.9% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 51.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% less for restaurants

	London	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.17 CA$23.25	$3.85 KES498.05	-76.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.06 CA$14.47	$6.17 KES796.87	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 CA$2.78	$0.66 KES85.65	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 CA$2.62	$0.53 KES68.82	-70.7%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 45.4% less for groceries

	London	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$2.31 CA$3.33	$0.56 KES72.13	-75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 CA$9.07	$5.59 KES722.48	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 CA$9.80	$3.35 KES433.19	-50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CA$4.69	$1.70 KES220.07	-47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 CA$8.16	$2.71 KES350.21	-52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 CA$2.87	$1.26 KES163.33	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 CA$0.97	$0.50 KES64.58	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.40	$0.87 KES112.93	-47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.46	$0.46 KES59.08	-73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 CA$1.16	$0.48 KES62.36	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 CA$1.29	$0.56 KES71.90	-38.1%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	London	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 CA$6.03	$6.17 KES798.05	+47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.47 CA$115.73	$30.83 KES3,984.37	-61.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$35,109.04	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.32 CA$26.35	$13.87 KES1,792.97	-24.3%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 67.3% less for housing

	London	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.79 CA$83.12	$39.39 KES5,091.51	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,497.20 CA$2,153.20	$428.53 KES55,387.25	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,206.15 CA$1,734.63	$166.44 KES21,511.79	-86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.53 CA$158.96	$22.39 KES2,894.23	-79.7%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

	London	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$538.86 CA$774.97	$166.67 KES21,542.71	-69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,010.43 CA$20,149.10	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	-42.8%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.19 CA$7.47	$2.31 KES298.83	-55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 CA$4.93	$2.24 KES289.63	-34.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.85 CA$17.05	$3.08 KES398.44	-74.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.44 CA$61.03	$44.12 KES5,702.13	+4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.77 CA$15.49	$6.17 KES796.87	-42.8%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

	London	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.40 CA$91.19	$16.84 KES2,176.94	-73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.73 CA$74.40	$22.95 KES2,966.15	-55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.77 CA$123.35	$61.84 KES7,992.47	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.98 CA$148.10	$52.50 KES6,785.85	-49.0%
Average			-51.5%

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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: March 2025

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