Cost of living comparison

Salalah, Oman

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Salalah Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 9.7% more expensive than Salalah.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 5.5% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 30.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 14.2% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 90.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Salalah Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.9% more for restaurants

	Salalah	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$3.85 KES497.85	-25.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.99 OMR4.990	$6.17 KES796.57	-52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 OMR0.270	$0.66 KES85.62	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 OMR0.100	$0.53 KES68.79	+105.0%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

	Salalah	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 OMR0.480	$0.56 KES72.11	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.44 OMR1.320	$5.59 KES722.20	+62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 OMR2.840	$3.35 KES433.02	-54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 OMR0.740	$1.70 KES219.99	-11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$2.71 KES350.07	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 OMR0.360	$1.26 KES163.27	+34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 OMR0.190	$0.50 KES64.55	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 OMR0.270	$0.87 KES112.89	+23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.46 KES59.06	-13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$0.48 KES62.34	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 OMR0.140	$0.56 KES71.87	+49.1%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 30.3% more for transportation

	Salalah	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 OMR0.910	$6.17 KES797.74	+162.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.55 OMR20.970	$30.83 KES3,982.83	-43.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,780.79 OMR7,990.070	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	-7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.66 OMR4.870	$13.87 KES1,792.27	+9.5%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 14.2% less for housing

	Salalah	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.98 OMR29.210	$39.39 KES5,089.54	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$255.43 OMR98.210	$428.53 KES55,365.83	+67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.14 OMR81.570	$166.44 KES21,503.47	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.66 OMR19.090	$22.39 KES2,893.11	-54.9%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 90.8% more for childcare

	Salalah	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.56 OMR43.280	$166.67 KES21,534.37	+48.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,428.83 OMR1,318.360	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	+133.6%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Salalah	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.20 OMR2.000	$2.31 KES298.71	-55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 OMR1.000	$2.24 KES289.52	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 OMR2.200	$3.08 KES398.28	-46.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.70 OMR36.410	$44.12 KES5,699.93	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.79 OMR3.000	$6.17 KES796.57	-20.9%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Salalah	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.71 OMR10.650	$16.84 KES2,176.10	-39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.17 OMR11.990	$22.95 KES2,965.00	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.21 OMR24.300	$61.84 KES7,989.37	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.29 OMR16.650	$52.50 KES6,783.22	+21.3%
Average			-11.6%

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