Kawasaki vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$545
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
68
😀 Quality of life
81
59
🏙️ Population
1.54M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 64% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4340th and 6622nd ($1249 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 497th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785