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Karlovy Vary vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 66.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 53.9% more in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 5.7% more in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 40.8% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Karlovy Vary

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Karlovy Vary are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Karlovy Vary.

Karlovy Vary vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlovy Vary instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$8.16 CZK169.55	+40.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$7.92 CZK164.56	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$2.02 CZK42.06	+188.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$1.56 CZK32.41	+184.0%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 53.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.43 CZK29.65	+161.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$6.13 CZK127.42	+10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$4.26 CZK88.58	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.84 CZK59.10	+72.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.27 CZK67.86	+11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$0.79 CZK16.40	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.82 CZK17.13	+73.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$1.05 CZK21.84	+18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$1.58 CZK32.93	+247.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.56 CZK11.63	+14.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.51 CZK10.54	+0.2%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$6.52 CZK135.39	+20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$26.40 CZK548.55	-14.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	+32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$14.30 CZK297.21	-16.0%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$19.62 CZK407.72	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	+56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	+95.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	+580.0%
Average			+170.4%

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pay 40.8% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	-14.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	-67.2%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$2.16 CZK44.88	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$2.98 CZK61.84	+25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$7.68 CZK159.58	+148.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	+32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$7.20 CZK149.60	-2.1%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	+351.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$38.40 CZK797.89	+54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	+49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	+75.1%
Average			+132.6%

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