Kawasaki vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$483
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
67
😀 Quality of life
82
57
🏙️ Population
1.54M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 59% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4637th and 6689th ($1187 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 452nd and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Nairobi

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Kawasaki Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$8325

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768