Nairobi vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2089
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$262
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1581
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
38
😀 Quality of life
59
76
🏙️ Population
5.55M
767K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 39% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4331st ($760 vs $1253) 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 5369th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.64
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.8%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1743
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$998
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.6
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.79
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$187
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7984
$10861

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747