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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Nairobi or Perth?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Nairobi for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’s own page.

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Nairobi 4, Perth 86: Perth leads by 82 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Perth 58: Perth leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Perth 42: Perth leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Perth 42: Nairobi leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Perth 72: Nairobi leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Perth 48: Perth leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Perth 74: Perth leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Perth 55: Perth leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Perth 44: Nairobi leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Perth 28: Nairobi leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Perth 50: Perth leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Perth 38: Perth leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Perth.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NairobiPerth

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiPerth
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliEnglish
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999000
Elevation1,661 m2 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiPerth
City population5,545,0002,141,834
People per km²7,967334
Museums within 10 km415
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.