Melbourne vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	100	59
🏙️ Population	5.03M	5.55M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 189% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 1365th and 6622nd ($2194 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Kenya, respectively. Check Australia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1st and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Nairobi

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	Melbourne	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$7984

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785