Nairobi vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nairobi	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$286	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$286	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	68	93
😀 Quality of life	58	98
🏙️ Population	5.55M	2.14M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 65% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6622nd and 1191st ($811 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kenya and Australia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6071st and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Perth

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	Nairobi	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.85	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$322	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.9	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.2	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.66	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.42	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$225	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8707	$13377

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$460
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$420
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$503
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$549
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$612
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$533
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$528
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$543
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$511
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$623
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$654
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$596
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$582
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$552
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$658
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$717
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$578
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$526
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$567
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$609
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$421
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$627
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$687
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$597
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$758
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$687
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$567
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$524
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$833
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$686
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$412
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$689
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$688
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$617
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$491
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$820

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736