Kitakyushu vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$396
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
67
😀 Quality of life
70
57
🏙️ Population
935K
5.55M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 40% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5340th and 6689th ($1044 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 1st in Japan and Kenya, respectively. Check Japan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 2364th and 5632nd 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
$6.25
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.05
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964

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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