Medina vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$353
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
20
67
😀 Quality of life
67
57
🏙️ Population
1.41M
5.55M

The cost of living in Medina is 14% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6257th and 6689th ($853 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 3833rd and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Nairobi

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Medina Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$8325

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$879
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$944
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$828
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$940
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$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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$571
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$482
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$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
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$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
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$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
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$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
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$509
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$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
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$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
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$509
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$576
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$579
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$768