Nairobi vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$239
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1444
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
68
😀 Quality of life
59
70
🏙️ Population
5.55M
720K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 33% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 7242nd and 5599th ($646 vs $960) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 552nd 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 Okayama. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Okayama ranked 485th in Japan, while ranked 5517th and 2946th 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
$3.87
$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$3983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$53.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$27.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$9023

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$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

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036