Nairobi vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$296
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$2307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.4M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 58% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6763rd and 2387th ($797 vs $1909) 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 6139th and 285th 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
$5.4
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$17389

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383