Auckland vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1994
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$498
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	67
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	1.47M	5.55M

The cost of living in Auckland is 170% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1604th and 6763rd ($2156 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Kenya, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 240th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Nairobi

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	Auckland	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$9106

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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