Nairobi vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nairobi	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2030	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$269	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	99
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	5.55M	4.84M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6689th and 312th ($745 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5632nd and 4th 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	$3.67	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.58%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1125	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8325	$18951

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$571
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$482
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$493
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$535
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$543
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$548
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$460
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$518
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$483
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$581
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$560
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$511
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$466
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$601
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$643
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$707
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$559
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$564
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$675
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$736
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$639
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$579
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$509
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$622
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$723
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$509
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$568
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$545
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$784
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$509
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$441
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$510
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$509
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$576
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$579
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$768

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754