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Plzen vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Plzen is 87.4% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Plzen
Groceries: pay 69.0% more in Plzen
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Plzen
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Plzen
Childcare: pay 27.1% more in Plzen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.8% more in Plzen
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Plzen

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

Plzen vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Plzen instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Plzen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.55	$9.60 CZK197.64	+65.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES898.26	$8.64 CZK177.88	+24.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.51	$2.01 CZK41.37	+186.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.82	$1.71 CZK35.25	+211.7%
Average			+121.8%

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pay 69.0% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Plzen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.47	$1.63 CZK33.60	+198.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.84	$6.56 CZK134.99	+17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.75	$4.71 CZK97.01	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.07	$3.46 CZK71.25	+110.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.34	$4.27 CZK87.88	+46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.39	$0.82 CZK16.89	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.21	$0.82 CZK16.80	+71.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.72	$1.02 CZK21.06	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.82	$1.69 CZK34.71	+269.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.30	$0.60 CZK12.45	+23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.32	$0.54 CZK11.20	+7.4%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Plzen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES696.21	$6.53 CZK134.37	+20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,992.26	$26.88 CZK553.41	-13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,794,582.04	$28,797.76 CZK592,934.35	+32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.74	$13.58 CZK279.67	-20.2%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Plzen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,140.47	$19.99 CZK411.62	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,503.43	$678.03 CZK13,960.41	+42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,603.60	$634.87 CZK13,071.76	+207.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,781.42	$203.06 CZK4,180.83	+592.4%
Average			+198.1%

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pay 27.1% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Plzen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,902.30	$335.37 CZK6,905.21	+49.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,547.40	$9,172.62 CZK188,860.57	+4.5%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Plzen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.42	$2.88 CZK59.29	+24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.60	$3.17 CZK65.34	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.23	$7.20 CZK148.23	+132.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,841.18	$65.72 CZK1,353.11	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES948.16	$10.56 CZK217.41	+43.6%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Plzen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,530.39	$85.86 CZK1,767.87	+337.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,208.07	$44.44 CZK915.10	+78.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,758.02	$91.96 CZK1,893.50	+35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,030.43	$117.10 CZK2,411.14	+88.0%
Average			+134.9%

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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: December 2025

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