Nairobi vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$305
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.4M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 57% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6736th and 2377th ($807 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Kenya vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6034th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Prague

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Nairobi Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$19039

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340