Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 91.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 42.3% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
|
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