Nairobi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$269
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$2601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
57
99
🏙️ Population
5.55M
14.3M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 55% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6689th and 3085th ($745 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5632nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tokyo

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Nairobi Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$15495

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033