Nairobi vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$3820
🏠 One person rent
$269
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$1740
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1880
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.38M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 54% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6698th and 3125th ($743 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 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 5626th and 290th 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
$3.67
$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.72
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.56
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$1008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1025
$1890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$1339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.52%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$7652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$5395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.8
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$716
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8239
$12617

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$569
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$481
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$494
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$536
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$545
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$547
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$516
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$580
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$512
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$467
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$596
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$704
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$561
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$566
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$676
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$733
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$641
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$583
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$621
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$721
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$781
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$595
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$507
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$438
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$511
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$581
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1481
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1243
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1218
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1197
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1102
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1146
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1131
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$958
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$931
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1200
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1112
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1188
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1110
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1038
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1356
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1116
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1180
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1161
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1666
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1139
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1395
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1161
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1020
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1011
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1190
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1218
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1380
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1241
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1415
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1359
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1144