Adelaide vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1994
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$498
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	67
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.55M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 193% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1210th and 6763rd ($2338 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Kenya, respectively. Check Australia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 73rd and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Nairobi

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	Adelaide	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$9106

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$455
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$419
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$508
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$542
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$602
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$523
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$520
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$505
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$651
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$553
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$604
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$593
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$623
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$544
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$670
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$722
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$563
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$506
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$551
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$588
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$627
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$691
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$620
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$811
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$693
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$572
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$544
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$825
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$518
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$692
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$409
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$694
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$691
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$617
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$507
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$810