Nairobi vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$269
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1865
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
57
86
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.38M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 55% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6689th and 3084th ($745 vs $1641) 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 1.1 months in Prague. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5632nd and 292nd 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
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
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
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141