Melbourne vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison
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Melbourne | Nairobi | |
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👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
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 | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Cities near Melbourne
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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3.2 km or 2 mi | South Yarra | |
24 km or 15 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
25 km or 16 mi | Tarneit | |
29 km or 18 mi | Dandenong | |
34 km or 21 mi | Sunbury | |
37 km or 23 mi | Melton | |
40 km or 25 mi | Frankston | |
41 km or 25 mi | Berwick | |
42 km or 26 mi | Cranbourne | |
54 km or 34 mi | Pakenham | |
65 km or 40 mi | Geelong | |
102 km or 64 mi | Ballarat | |
134 km or 83 mi | Bendigo | |
144 km or 90 mi | Traralgon | |
164 km or 102 mi | Shepparton | |
226 km or 140 mi | Warrnambool | |
367 km or 228 mi | Mount Gambier | |
369 km or 230 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
392 km or 244 mi | Devonport | |
404 km or 251 mi | Griffith | |
444 km or 276 mi | Launceston | |
466 km or 290 mi | Canberra | |
477 km or 296 mi | Mildura | |
546 km or 339 mi | Goulburn | |
597 km or 371 mi | Hobart | |
628 km or 390 mi | Orange | |
643 km or 399 mi | Bathurst | |
651 km or 405 mi | Wollongong | |
655 km or 407 mi | Adelaide | |
700 km or 435 mi | Blacktown | |
702 km or 436 mi | Dubbo | |
703 km or 437 mi | Parramatta | |
707 km or 440 mi | Kellyville | |
713 km or 443 mi | Sydney | |
728 km or 452 mi | Dee Why | |
822 km or 511 mi | Newcastle | |
891 km or 554 mi | Whyalla | |
1015 km or 631 mi | Port Macquarie | |
1021 km or 634 mi | Armidale | |
1123 km or 698 mi | Coffs Harbour |
Cities near Nairobi
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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40 km or 25 mi | Thika | |
56 km or 35 mi | Machakos | |
139 km or 87 mi | Nakuru | |
175 km or 109 mi | Meru | |
232 km or 144 mi | Arusha | |
235 km or 146 mi | Moshi | |
263 km or 164 mi | Eldoret | |
265 km or 165 mi | Kisumu | |
316 km or 196 mi | Mumias | |
367 km or 228 mi | Tororo | |
394 km or 245 mi | Mbale | |
425 km or 264 mi | Malindi | |
441 km or 274 mi | Mombasa | |
444 km or 276 mi | Jinja | |
456 km or 284 mi | Mwanza | |
491 km or 305 mi | Tanga | |
501 km or 311 mi | Kira Town | |
503 km or 313 mi | Kampala | |
507 km or 315 mi | Entebbe | |
564 km or 351 mi | Dodoma | |
603 km or 375 mi | Stone Town | |
604 km or 375 mi | Zanzibar | |
623 km or 387 mi | Morogoro | |
671 km or 417 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
674 km or 419 mi | Gulu | |
741 km or 461 mi | Muyinga | |
751 km or 467 mi | Byumba | |
755 km or 469 mi | Kigali | |
769 km or 478 mi | Ruyigi | |
778 km or 483 mi | Kasese | |
794 km or 494 mi | Nyanza | |
796 km or 495 mi | Bunia | |
798 km or 496 mi | Ruhengeri | |
798 km or 496 mi | Ngozi | |
799 km or 496 mi | Butare | |
801 km or 498 mi | Gitega | |
811 km or 504 mi | Rutana | |
813 km or 505 mi | Arua | |
835 km or 519 mi | Kibuye | |
841 km or 523 mi | Beni |