Nairobi vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nairobi	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$3624
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	93
😀 Quality of life	59	96
🏙️ Population	5.55M	2.14M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 72% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7242nd and 1068th ($646 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and Australia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5517th and 10th 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	$3.87	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$641	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.43	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6839	$12548

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$530
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$524
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$439
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$486
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$536
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$405
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$441
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$424
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$557
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$557
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$493
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$542
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$493
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$622
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$600
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$654
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$581
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$706
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$762
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$600
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$556
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$449
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$599
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$677
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$446
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$543
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$539
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$748
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$448
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$458
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$445
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$448
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$553
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$566
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$747

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693