Nairobi vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$296
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$2276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
53
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
5.55M
686K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 17% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6763rd and 5951st ($797 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 6139th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Shizuoka

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Nairobi Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063