Kitakyushu vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$963
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2447
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$366
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1721
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
67
😀 Quality of life
72
59
🏙️ Population
935K
5.55M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 49% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5571st and 7242nd ($963 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kitakyushu compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Kitakyushu ranked 289th best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1910th and 5517th 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
$3.84
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.93
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.91
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.7
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8058
$6839

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887

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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