Nairobi vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Nairobi | Perth | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 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 Nairobi is 68% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6736th and 791st ($807 vs $2562) 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 0.3 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 6034th and 11th 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 | ||
| 🥂 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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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 156 km or 97 mi |  Bunbury | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Busselton | |
| 372 km or 231 mi | Geraldton | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Albany | |
| 549 km or 341 mi | Kalgoorlie | |
| 1989 km or 1236 mi | Whyalla | |
| 1991 km or 1237 mi | Alice Springs | |
| 2130 km or 1323 mi | Adelaide | |
| 2357 km or 1465 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 2456 km or 1526 mi | Mildura | |
| 2513 km or 1562 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 2550 km or 1584 mi |  Kupang | |
| 2590 km or 1609 mi | Denpasar | |
| 2599 km or 1615 mi | Mataram | |
| 2608 km or 1620 mi | Ubud | |
| 2609 km or 1621 mi | Bali | |
| 2621 km or 1629 mi | Ballarat | |
| 2628 km or 1633 mi | Bima | |
| 2652 km or 1648 mi | Bendigo | |
| 2655 km or 1650 mi | Darwin | |
| 2672 km or 1660 mi | Geelong | |
| 2680 km or 1665 mi | Blitar | |
| 2687 km or 1669 mi | Malang | |
| 2687 km or 1670 mi | Melton | |
| 2696 km or 1675 mi | Tarneit | |
| 2698 km or 1676 mi | Sunbury | |
| 2699 km or 1677 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 2700 km or 1678 mi | Batu | |
| 2705 km or 1681 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 2713 km or 1686 mi | Kediri | |
| 2721 km or 1690 mi | Pasuruan | |
| 2722 km or 1691 mi | Melbourne | |
| 2724 km or 1693 mi | South Yarra | |
| 2730 km or 1696 mi |  Maliana | |
| 2740 km or 1703 mi | Frankston | |
| 2741 km or 1703 mi | Ainaro | |
| 2742 km or 1703 mi | Madiun | |
| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Yogyakarta | |
| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 2745 km or 1706 mi | Dandenong |