Nairobi vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2649
🏠 One person rent
$269
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1508
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
68
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
5.55M
720K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 24% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6689th and 5836th ($745 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 769th 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 Okayama. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 5632nd and 3256th 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
$3.67
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$14206

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

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582