Brisbane vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
67
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
2.36M
5.55M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 265% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 930th and 7242nd ($2356 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 18th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Nairobi

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Brisbane Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$6839

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747