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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Nairobi or Zagreb?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’s own page.

Choose Zagreb for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Nairobi 4, Zagreb 10: Zagreb leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Zagreb 55: Zagreb leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Zagreb 56: Zagreb leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Zagreb 47: Nairobi leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Zagreb 62: Nairobi leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Zagreb 52: Nairobi leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Zagreb 40: Nairobi leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Nairobi and Zagreb are level on 60.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Zagreb 33: Zagreb leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Zagreb.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and nightlife with your weighting.

Zagreb
Best match
50match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NairobiZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiZagreb
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliCroatian
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999112
Elevation1,661 m127 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiZagreb
City population5,545,000767,131
People per km²7,967-
Museums within 10 km427
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.