Nairobi vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$3057
🏠 One person rent
$269
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1520
😷 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 6698th and 4404th ($743 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 5626th and 253rd 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
$9.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.72
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.62
🥤 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
$367
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.52%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$2440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$1766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$8.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8239
$11153

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$569
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$481
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$494
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$536
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$545
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$547
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$516
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$580
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
$512
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$467
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$596
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$704
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$561
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$566
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$676
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$733
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$641
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$583
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$621
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$721
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$781
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$595
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$507
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$438
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$511
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$581
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1123
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1122
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1120
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1118
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1120
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1112
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1096
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1069
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1118
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1009
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1122
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1124
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1124
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$998
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$981
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1014
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$983
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1123
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1127
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1022
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1037
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1162
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1023
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$986
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$989
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1016
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$994
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1162
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1004
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1020
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1104
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1100
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1122
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1117
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1124
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1118
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1119
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1126