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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Shitennō-ji temple, Osaka
OsakaShitennō-ji temple

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Osaka by Sarmat Batagov, Pexels License.

Nairobi or Osaka?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’s own page.

Choose Osaka for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Osaka’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Nairobi 4, Osaka 34: Osaka leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Osaka 91: Osaka leads by 43 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Osaka 63: Osaka leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Osaka 58: Nairobi leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Osaka 97: Osaka leads by 69 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Osaka 88: Osaka leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Osaka 90: Osaka leads by 70 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Nairobi and Osaka are level on 60.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Osaka 66: Osaka leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Osaka 66: Osaka leads by 41 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Osaka.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Osaka
Best match
73match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Osaka in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
175 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NairobiOsaka

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Osaka: 1991-2020 normals, Osaka (1.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiOsaka
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliJapanese
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Yen (JPY)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999Police 110, fire 119
Elevation1,661 m20 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsKansai International Airport (KIX)38 km from centre62 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiOsaka
City population5,545,0002,751,862
People per km²7,96712,340
Museums within 10 km444
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km06
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.