Cost of living comparison
Zagreb is 2.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Zagreb instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.05
|
$10.72
HRK77.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$8.57
HRK61.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.65
|
$2.85
HRK20.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.82
|
$1.95
HRK14.08
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
$1.61
HRK11.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES722.48
|
$4.71
HRK34.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.19
|
$4.56
HRK32.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.21
|
$3.94
HRK28.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.33
|
$0.72
HRK5.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.58
|
$0.72
HRK5.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.93
|
$0.83
HRK5.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.08
|
$1.15
HRK8.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.36
|
$0.54
HRK3.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.90
|
$0.57
HRK4.14
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES798.05
|
$6.05
HRK43.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
$53.59
HRK387.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
$31,081.13
HRK224,550.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
$9.86
HRK71.24
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
$28.12
HRK203.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
$731.00
HRK5,281.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
$583.46
HRK4,215.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
$150.51
HRK1,087.36
|
|
pay 68.6% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
$345.73
HRK2,497.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
$10,391.04
HRK75,071.80
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.83
|
$3.22
HRK23.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.63
|
$2.08
HRK15.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
$5.25
HRK37.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
$44.11
HRK318.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES796.87
|
$7.50
HRK54.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Zagreb
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
$91.59
HRK661.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
$39.67
HRK286.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
$89.12
HRK643.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
$116.08
HRK838.67
|
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