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Nairobi vs. Jubail Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 15.5% cheaper than Jubail.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 13.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 34.0% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 7.4% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Jubail Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7% more for restaurants

	Jubail	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	$9.05 SAR34.00	$6.17 KES797.06	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 SAR2.94	$0.66 KES85.67	-15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.00	$0.53 KES68.84	+100.0%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

	Jubail	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SAR5.62	$0.56 KES72.15	-62.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 SAR15.00	$5.59 KES722.65	+40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 SAR23.93	$3.35 KES433.29	-47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 SAR9.16	$1.70 KES220.13	-30.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 SAR12.70	$2.71 KES350.29	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 SAR3.74	$1.26 KES163.37	+26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.85	$0.50 KES64.59	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 SAR2.72	$0.87 KES112.96	+20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.34	$0.46 KES59.09	-26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.48 KES62.38	-11.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.56 KES71.92	-7.9%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Jubail	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 SAR8.75	$6.17 KES798.23	+164.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.41 SAR121.73	$30.83 KES3,985.30	-4.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	-17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.29 SAR94.99	$13.87 KES1,793.38	-45.2%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 34.0% less for housing

	Jubail	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.21 SAR241.14	$39.39 KES5,092.69	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	$428.53 KES55,400.11	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.24 SAR999.90	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.55 SAR328.79	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-74.4%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 7.4% less for childcare

	Jubail	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.34 SAR759.92	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+2.8%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Jubail	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 SAR7.00	$2.31 KES298.90	+24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 SAR13.67	$2.24 KES289.70	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.06 SAR26.50	$3.08 KES398.53	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.50 SAR399.96	$44.12 KES5,703.45	-58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.84 SAR51.99	$6.17 KES797.06	-55.5%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Jubail	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.04 SAR169.15	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.68 SAR231.64	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-62.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.54 SAR287.47	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.22 SAR274.97	$52.50 KES6,787.42	-28.3%
Average			-43.2%

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