Nairobi vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$286
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$1950
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
38
😀 Quality of life
58
80
🏙️ Population
5.55M
767K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 44% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4147th ($811 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and Croatia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6071st and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Zagreb

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Nairobi Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$12234

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890