Japan vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Japan Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1160
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2959
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$528
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1024
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$413
💸 GDP per capita
$33834
$1950
😃 Human freedom index
8.4
6.57
❤️ Life expectancy
84
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
31
🌐 English speaking %
15%
18.8%
🎓 Higher education
98
70
😀 Quality of life
89
36
🏙️ Population
125M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Japan ($1160) is 73% more expensive than in Kenya ($671). Japan ranked 65th vs 150th for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Japan compared to 0.6 months in Kenya. Ranked 16th and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Japan vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Japan and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 907 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Japan Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.89
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$531
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
13.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$2000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3197
$1600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.6
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$4.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11669
$7707

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$745
5.55M
Mombasa
$560
1.21M
Kisumu
$518
410K
Eldoret
$460
289K
Nakuru
$493
308K
Thika
$571
279K
Mumias
$483
100K
Machakos
$482
114K
Malindi
$502
120K
Meru
$535
42.7K