Nairobi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$239
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$2382
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.06M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 37% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 7242nd and 5135th ($646 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5517th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011