Nairobi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$262
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1888
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
68
72
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.06M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 28% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5132nd ($760 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5369th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$5986

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$589
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$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034