Kitakyushu vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$445
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$208
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
67
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
935K
5.55M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 36% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5098th and 6763rd ($1088 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th and 1st in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kitakyushu compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 255th and 6139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Nairobi

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Kitakyushu Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.76
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810