Nairobi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$269
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1634
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
52
😀 Quality of life
57
67
🏙️ Population
5.55M
791K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 33% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6689th and 4902nd ($745 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 5632nd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Niigata

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Nairobi Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$15392

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046