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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Nairobi or Quebec City?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Nairobi for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’s own page.

Choose Quebec City for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Nairobi 4, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Quebec City 42: Nairobi leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Quebec City 79: Nairobi leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Quebec City 50: Quebec City leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi and Quebec City are level on 45.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Quebec City 45: Nairobi leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Quebec City.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

Quebec City
Best match
53match

Wins on culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NairobiQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiQuebec City
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliFrench, English
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999911
Elevation1,661 m98 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiQuebec City
City population5,545,000574,482
People per km²7,9671,184
Museums within 10 km416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.