Adelaide vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	68
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.55M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 161% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1686th and 6622nd ($2117 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Kenya, respectively. Check Australia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 65th and 6071st 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	$15.1	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$2.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$8707

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$460
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$420
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$503
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$612
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$533
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$528
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$543
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$511
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$623
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$654
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$596
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$582
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$552
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$658
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$717
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$578
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$526
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$567
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$609
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$421
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$627
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$687
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$597
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$758
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$687
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$567
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$524
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$833
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$686
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$412
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$689
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$688
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$617
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$491
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$820