Nairobi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Nairobi Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$262
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1530
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
52
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
5.55M
791K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 28% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5101st ($760 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 5369th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Nairobi vs Niigata infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Nairobi vs Niigata

Prices for goods and services in Nairobi and Niigata are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Nairobi Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$15118

Cost of living in other countries

NairobiNiigata

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052