Kagoshima vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2274
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$425
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2374
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
67
😀 Quality of life
73
59
🏙️ Population
594K
5.55M

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 55% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5322nd and 7242nd ($999 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 1st in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1545th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Nairobi

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Kagoshima Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9009
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$929
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$925
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$915
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$926
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$925
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$923
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$911
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$908
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$914
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$885
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$890
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$882
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$896
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$863
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$902
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$871
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$895
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$867
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$850
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$904
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$875
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$850
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$862
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$893
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$861
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$885
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$886
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$860
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$879
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$911
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$859
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$860
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$864
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$931
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$1011

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747