Hiroshima vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hiroshima	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2328	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$335	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2704	$399
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	68
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.55M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 15% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6156th and 6622nd ($878 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1st in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 218th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Nairobi

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	Hiroshima	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.03	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$742	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.4	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.26%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1133	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6826	$7984

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936

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