Jeddah vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$511
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
45
67
😀 Quality of life
75
57
🏙️ Population
4.7M
5.55M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 51% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4828th and 6689th ($1123 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Kenya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1110th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$8325

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$940
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$1096
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$837
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$853
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$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
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$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768