Melbourne vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2394
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5687
$2026
🏠 One person rent
$1342
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2213
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$558
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$344
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4369
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
100
57
🏙️ Population
5.03M
5.55M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 222% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 929th and 6698th ($2394 vs $743) 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 5626th 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
$15.5
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.5
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.62
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1356
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1820
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
14.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7493
$1547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.69
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.76
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.98
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$58.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1967
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21197
$8239

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1778
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1766
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1875
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1819
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1786
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1793
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1791
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1748
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1796
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1893
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1353
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1392
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1824
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1722
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1702
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1786
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1629
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1755
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1803
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2382
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1823
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1741
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2266
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1506
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1681
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1527
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2244
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1740
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1823
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2456
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1984
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2799
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2292
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1835
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1667
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1285
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1919

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$569
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$481
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$494
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$536
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$545
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$547
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$516
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$580
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$512
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$467
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$596
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$704
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$561
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$566
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$676
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$733
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$641
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$583
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$621
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$721
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$781
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$595
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$507
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$438
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$511
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$581
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768