Medina vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$391
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
20
67
😀 Quality of life
52
59
🏙️ Population
1.18M
5.55M

The cost of living in Medina is 38% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6017th and 7242nd ($892 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6150th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$6839

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$879
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$996
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$860
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$1013
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$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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$530
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$524
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$486
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$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
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$600
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$654
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$547
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$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
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$762
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$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
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$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
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$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
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$747