Nairobi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$262
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
68
99
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.33M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 36% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4495th ($760 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 5369th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Saitama

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Nairobi Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$14676

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125