Nairobi vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$269
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
67
38
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
5.55M
767K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 41% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6689th and 4447th ($745 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Croatia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5632nd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$10598

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780