Nairobi vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2340
🏠 One person rent
$305
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1363
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
59
76
🏙️ Population
5.55M
720K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 7% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6736th and 6433rd ($807 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 823rd in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Okayama ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 6034th and 1367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Okayama

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Nairobi Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$14339

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$885
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$921
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$898
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$925
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$934
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$910
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$901
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$988
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$874
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$873
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1088
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1141
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1030
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$969
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$957
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$932
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1108
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$985
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$920
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$946
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$860
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$911
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$922
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$979
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$934
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$974
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$862
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$924
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$946
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1256
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1027
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1202
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$884
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$976
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1385
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1486
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1471