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Saudi Arabia vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 54.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 28.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$6.73 SAR25.27	+74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$7.54 SAR28.32	+22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$0.74 SAR2.77	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$0.25 SAR0.92	-53.8%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$0.94 SAR3.54	+69.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$3.87 SAR14.53	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$6.76 SAR25.41	+101.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$2.58 SAR9.68	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$3.22 SAR12.10	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$0.94 SAR3.54	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.76 SAR2.87	+52.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$0.75 SAR2.80	-14.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$0.74 SAR2.76	+60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.67 SAR2.53	+39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$0.63 SAR2.38	+13.8%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$2.30 SAR8.64	-62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	$44.62 SAR167.58	+44.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	+32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$18.12 SAR68.06	+30.6%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$74.43 SAR279.52	+88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	-10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	+68.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$85.15 SAR319.79	+280.3%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 28.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	+81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	-24.3%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 91.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$1.70 SAR6.40	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$3.57 SAR13.39	+59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$7.18 SAR26.97	+133.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$98.57 SAR370.20	+123.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$16.63 SAR62.45	+169.7%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$42.91 SAR161.15	+154.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$58.28 SAR218.86	+153.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$91.66 SAR344.23	+48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$78.88 SAR296.24	+50.2%
Average			+101.8%

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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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