Nairobi vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$239
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1671
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
59
85
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.36M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 58% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 7242nd and 3308th ($646 vs $1531) 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 0.6 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 5517th and 273rd 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
$3.87
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$11372

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002