Nairobi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$269
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.06M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 33% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6689th and 4890th ($745 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5632nd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Sendai

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Nairobi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$6369

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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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057