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Czech Republic vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 2.3 times more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 73.6% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 17.6% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 94.2% more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Czech Republic

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Kenya. Notably, housing, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kenya	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.25 KES420.37	$7.70 CZK188.41	+137.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.64 KES730.30	$7.61 CZK186.38	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.17	$1.59 CZK39.00	+189.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 KES58.88	$1.35 CZK33.06	+196.9%
Average			+139.6%

Kenya vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.6% more for groceries

	Kenya	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 KES64.93	$1.29 CZK31.51	+156.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KES498.85	$5.47 CZK133.80	+41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.73 KES353.25	$3.90 CZK95.35	+42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 KES205.63	$2.64 CZK64.66	+66.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 KES284.67	$3.73 CZK91.22	+69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 KES142.75	$0.62 CZK15.09	-44.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 KES56.91	$0.71 CZK17.34	+61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 KES85.10	$0.88 CZK21.48	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KES42.09	$1.29 CZK31.64	+297.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.98	$0.51 CZK12.36	+67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.17	$0.46 CZK11.38	+17.6%
Average			+73.6%

Kenya vs. Czech Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.6% more for transportation

	Kenya	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.65 KES731.79	$5.95 CZK145.75	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.71 KES4,233.87	$21.06 CZK515.66	-35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,627.25 KES2,152,064.83	$31,453.98 CZK769,999.63	+89.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 KES1,363.22	$11.74 CZK287.37	+11.5%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Kenya	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.26 KES4,951.50	$18.70 CZK457.67	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$175.35 KES22,695.70	$610.48 CZK14,944.63	+248.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.93 KES12,933.45	$493.17 CZK12,072.88	+393.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.70 KES3,197.27	$198.15 CZK4,850.73	+702.1%
Average			+323.1%

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pay 94.2% more for childcare

	Kenya	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.79 KES17,575.91	$363.72 CZK8,903.89	+167.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,611.54 KES855,731.46	$7,967.34 CZK195,042.19	+20.5%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 KES257.92	$1.90 CZK46.50	-4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KES279.84	$2.60 CZK63.65	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 KES379.04	$6.46 CZK158.21	+120.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.98 KES3,751.17	$47.23 CZK1,156.09	+62.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 KES819.36	$8.95 CZK219.01	+41.3%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.19 KES1,577.58	$69.75 CZK1,707.37	+472.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.75 KES2,556.24	$31.40 CZK768.59	+59.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.28 KES4,566.70	$80.03 CZK1,959.23	+126.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.91 KES4,518.34	$103.55 CZK2,534.94	+196.6%
Average			+213.7%

Kenya vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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