Nairobi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$305
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.06M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 20% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6736th and 5531st ($807 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 6034th and 2040th 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
$5.36
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014