Nairobi vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$262	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$3655
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	68	93
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	5.55M	2.14M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 63% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6622nd and 1654th ($760 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kenya and Australia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5369th and 6th 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	$5.45	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$11252

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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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645