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Nairobi vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 16.5% cheaper than Jeddah (Jiddah).

Restaurants: pay 9.2% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 29.9% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 45.8% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 11.0% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 49.1% less in Nairobi

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Nairobi are more expensive than in Jeddah (Jiddah). Expenses including clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:

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pay 9.2% more for restaurants

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.66 SAR25.00	$3.85 KES498.16	-42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$6.17 KES797.06	-22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$0.66 KES85.67	-11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$0.53 KES68.84	+113.5%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 SAR3.93	$0.56 KES72.15	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 SAR13.96	$5.59 KES722.65	+50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.45 SAR24.23	$3.35 KES433.29	-48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 SAR10.14	$1.70 KES220.13	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 SAR12.70	$2.71 KES350.29	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 SAR3.77	$1.26 KES163.37	+26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 SAR2.74	$0.50 KES64.59	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 SAR2.57	$0.87 KES112.96	+27.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$0.46 KES59.09	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 SAR2.06	$0.48 KES62.38	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.96	$0.56 KES71.92	+6.6%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$6.17 KES798.23	+162.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.61 SAR129.99	$30.83 KES3,985.30	-10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,424.39 SAR99,239.67	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	-27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.64 SAR54.99	$13.87 KES1,793.38	-5.3%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 45.8% less for housing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.50 SAR272.27	$39.39 KES5,092.69	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$455.92 SAR1,712.26	$428.53 KES55,400.11	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$396.27 SAR1,488.25	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-58.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$84.65 SAR317.92	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-73.5%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 11.0% less for childcare

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.34 SAR1,387.11	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,026.30 SAR22,632.43	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+32.9%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 SAR7.00	$2.31 KES298.90	+24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.16 SAR15.63	$2.24 KES289.70	-46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$3.08 KES398.53	-53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.62 SAR355.36	$44.12 KES5,703.45	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.64 SAR54.99	$6.17 KES797.06	-57.9%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 49.1% less for clothing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.05 SAR184.23	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.89 SAR213.66	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.50 SAR351.15	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.80 SAR314.70	$52.50 KES6,787.42	-37.3%
Average			-49.1%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Nairobi - 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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