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Nairobi vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 15.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 14.4% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 22.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 37.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 6.4% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.3% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 46.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.3% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.27	$3.85 KES498.16	-42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.32	$6.17 KES797.06	-18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.66 KES85.67	-10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$0.53 KES68.84	+116.3%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$0.56 KES72.15	-40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.53	$5.59 KES722.65	+44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.41	$3.35 KES433.29	-50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.68	$1.70 KES220.13	-34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.10	$2.71 KES350.29	-15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.26 KES163.37	+34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.50 KES64.59	-34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$0.87 KES112.96	+17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.46 KES59.09	-37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.48 KES62.38	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.56 KES71.92	-12.1%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.64	$6.17 KES798.23	+168.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.58	$30.83 KES3,985.30	-30.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.06	$13.87 KES1,793.38	-23.5%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 37.5% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.52	$39.39 KES5,092.69	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	$428.53 KES55,400.11	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	$166.44 KES21,516.78	-40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.79	$22.39 KES2,894.90	-73.7%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 6.4% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	$166.67 KES21,547.71	-45.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	+32.1%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.40	$2.31 KES298.90	+35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.39	$2.24 KES289.70	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.97	$3.08 KES398.53	-57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR370.20	$44.12 KES5,703.45	-55.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.45	$6.17 KES797.06	-62.9%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 46.8% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR161.15	$16.84 KES2,177.44	-60.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.86	$22.95 KES2,966.83	-60.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR344.23	$61.84 KES7,994.32	-32.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR296.24	$52.50 KES6,787.42	-33.4%
Average			-46.8%

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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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