Nairobi vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$269
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1854
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
67
53
😀 Quality of life
57
69
🏙️ Population
5.55M
686K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 25% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6689th and 5761st ($745 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 5632nd and 2988th 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
$3.67
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$21319

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103