Kawasaki vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$455
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
67
😀 Quality of life
82
59
🏙️ Population
1.54M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 71% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4726th and 7242nd ($1101 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 1st in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 355th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$6839

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045

Cities near Nairobi

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