Nairobi vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$269
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1540
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.96M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 41% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6689th and 4398th ($745 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 5632nd and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Sapporo

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Nairobi Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$11313

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124