Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 36.1% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Nairobi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
$3.85
KES503.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
$5.38
KES705.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
$0.59
KES76.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
$0.49
KES64.18
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
$0.56
KES73.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
$5.70
KES746.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
$3.37
KES441.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
$1.69
KES221.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
$2.67
KES349.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
$1.12
KES146.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
$0.42
KES54.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
$0.78
KES101.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
$0.41
KES53.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
$0.42
KES55.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
$0.48
KES62.23
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
$6.09
KES797.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
$34.46
KES4,514.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
$18,461.54
KES2,418,461.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
$12.62
KES1,652.62
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
$40.57
KES5,314.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
$418.88
KES54,873.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
$196.01
KES25,676.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
$22.29
KES2,920.33
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
$146.63
KES19,209.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
$7,624.54
KES998,814.84
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
$2.31
KES302.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
$2.24
KES293.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
$2.69
KES352.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
$45.86
KES6,007.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
$6.15
KES806.15
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
$18.56
KES2,431.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
$24.95
KES3,267.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
$57.17
KES7,488.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
$52.46
KES6,872.42
|
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