Auckland vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$305
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	32	67
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	1.47M	5.55M

The cost of living in Auckland is 160% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1745th and 6736th ($2100 vs $807) 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 1.5 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 242nd and 6034th 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	$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$10471

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$448
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$415
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$532
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$543
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$618
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$540
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$549
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$524
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$603
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$624
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$563
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$611
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$573
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$613
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$533
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$697
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$531
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$495
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$546
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$586
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$417
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$591
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$688
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$671
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$872
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$688
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$541
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$583
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$810
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$553
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$689
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$447
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$691
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$690
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$577
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$533
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$795