Kobe vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$481
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
67
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
1.52M
5.55M

The cost of living in Kobe is 50% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4855th and 6689th ($1119 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st 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 Kobe compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 631st and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Nairobi

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Kobe Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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