Brisbane vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1994
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$498
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	67
😀 Quality of life	98	58
🏙️ Population	2.71M	5.55M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 185% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1349th and 6763rd ($2269 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Kenya, respectively. Check Australia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3rd and 6139th 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	$15.5	$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$9106

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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