Bratislava vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$705	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$399
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	68
😀 Quality of life	80	59
🏙️ Population	476K	5.55M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 68% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4275th and 6622nd ($1275 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Kenya, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 568th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Nairobi

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	Bratislava	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$7984

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790

Cities near Nairobi

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