Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 37.2% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Prague, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK218.69
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK198.81
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.05
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.28
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Prague
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.26
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK142.29
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK89.81
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.36
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK92.77
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.41
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.94
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.65
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.55
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.10
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.55
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Prague
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.54
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK546.73
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK611,347.31
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK284.30
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Prague
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK491.14
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,369.94
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,944.87
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,309.46
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
Prague
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,452.26
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK267,811.64
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK59.15
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.25
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK149.11
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,396.91
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK248.52
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Prague
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,891.05
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK893.86
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,232.77
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,629.13
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
|
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