Nairobi vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$286
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$2644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
52
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
5.55M
686K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 21% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5380th ($811 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6071st and 291st 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
$5.85
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$19584

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068