Nairobi vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$296
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.06M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 21% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6763rd and 5585th ($797 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 6139th and 2145th 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
$5.4
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022