Nairobi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$305
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
5.55M
7.01M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 50% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6736th and 3485th ($807 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6034th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Riyadh

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Nairobi Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459