Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.4 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Australia instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.06
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.43
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES53.94
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES696.42
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.07
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.29
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.17
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.79
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.81
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.67
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.32
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.42
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 59.8% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES618.75
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.44
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.33
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES785.41
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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