Nairobi vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$296
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
67
70
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
5.55M
7.01M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6763rd and 3529th ($797 vs $1632) 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 6139th and 879th 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
$5.4
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$9443

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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487