Nairobi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$262	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	5.55M	4.84M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6622nd and 745th ($760 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5369th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Sydney

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	Nairobi	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683