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Saitama vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Saitama is 44.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% less in Saitama
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Saitama
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Saitama
Housing: pay 62.1% more in Saitama
Childcare: pay 65.3% more in Saitama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Saitama
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Saitama

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Saitama are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Saitama.

Saitama vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saitama instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 1.5% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Saitama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$5.68 ¥882	-2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$4.68 ¥727	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.74 ¥114	+4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.68 ¥106	+24.1%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Saitama
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.75 ¥272	+220.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.86 ¥755	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$5.51 ¥857	+64.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.21 ¥343	+34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.64 ¥410	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$2.63 ¥408	+86.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$1.06 ¥164	+122.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.76 ¥273	+97.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$2.64 ¥410	+478.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$1.44 ¥224	+194.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.76 ¥118	+49.6%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Saitama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.43 ¥688	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$22,332.63 ¥3,469,597	+3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$24.99 ¥3,883	+46.8%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 62.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Saitama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$32.74 ¥5,087	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$417.65 ¥64,886	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$245.02 ¥38,067	+18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$105.54 ¥16,396	+259.9%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 65.3% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Saitama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$271.75 ¥42,219	+21.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$18,376.64 ¥2,854,995	+109.4%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Saitama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.00 ¥311	-13.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$3.01 ¥467	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.01 ¥623	+29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$66.16 ¥10,278	+46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$11.69 ¥1,817	+59.0%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Saitama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$36.75 ¥5,710	+87.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$26.73 ¥4,153	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$57.87 ¥8,991	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$66.82 ¥10,382	+7.3%
Average			+21.8%

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