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Jubail vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Jubail is 52.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Jubail
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Jubail
Transportation: pay 11.5% more in Jubail
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Jubail
Childcare: pay 9.3% more in Jubail
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.6% more in Jubail
Clothing: pay 99.9% more in Jubail

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

Jubail vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Jubail
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$6.66 SAR25.00	+72.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$9.05 SAR34.00	+46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$0.78 SAR2.94	+18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$0.27 SAR1.00	-50.0%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Jubail
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$1.50 SAR5.62	+168.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$3.99 SAR15.00	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$6.37 SAR23.93	+90.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$2.44 SAR9.16	+43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$3.38 SAR12.70	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$1.00 SAR3.74	-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.76 SAR2.85	+51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$0.72 SAR2.72	-17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$0.62 SAR2.34	+36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.54 SAR2.04	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$0.60 SAR2.27	+8.5%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Jubail
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$2.33 SAR8.75	-62.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	$32.41 SAR121.73	+5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	+20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$25.29 SAR94.99	+82.3%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Jubail
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$64.21 SAR241.14	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	-12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$266.24 SAR999.90	+60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$87.55 SAR328.79	+291.0%
Average			+100.3%

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pay 9.3% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Jubail
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$202.34 SAR759.92	+21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	-2.8%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Jubail
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$1.86 SAR7.00	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$3.64 SAR13.67	+62.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$7.06 SAR26.50	+128.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$106.50 SAR399.96	+141.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$13.84 SAR51.99	+124.6%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 99.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Jubail
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$45.04 SAR169.15	+167.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$61.68 SAR231.64	+168.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$76.54 SAR287.47	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$73.22 SAR274.97	+39.5%
Average			+99.9%

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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: January 2025

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