Nairobi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$239
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1539
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
52
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
5.55M
791K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 39% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 7242nd and 4949th ($646 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 5517th and 3500th 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
$3.87
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942