Nairobi vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$3289
🏠 One person rent
$262
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$2647
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
59
97
🏙️ Population
5.55M
3.76M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 43% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4098th ($760 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 2 months in Yokohama. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 5369th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Yokohama

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Nairobi Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$13410

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

Cities near Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1012
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1028
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1143
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1039
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$960
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1023
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$908
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$948
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1138
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1084
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1065
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1150
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$969
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1090
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1122
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$993
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1103
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1060
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1089
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1116
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1099
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1099
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1109