Fukuoka vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1057
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2609
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$430
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$670
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
68
😀 Quality of life
72
59
🏙️ Population
1.6M
5.55M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 39% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5120th and 6622nd ($1057 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 316th and 1st in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Fukuoka ranked 215th best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1739th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Nairobi

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Fukuoka Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5198
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2448
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.7
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.3
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11983
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$922
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$917
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$911
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$918
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$921
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$903
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$919
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$896
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$921
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$910
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$916
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$872
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$847
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$916
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$908
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$913
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$899
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$866
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$848
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$830
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$916
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$913
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$910
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$884
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$916
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$916
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$872
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$866
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$852
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$839
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$895
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$850

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