Kawaguchi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$500
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
67
😀 Quality of life
80
59
🏙️ Population
593K
5.55M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 63% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4965th and 7242nd ($1052 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 1st in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 446th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Nairobi

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Kawaguchi Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078

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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