Nairobi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$239
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$2078
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
15
😀 Quality of life
59
49
🏙️ Population
5.55M
513K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 35% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7242nd and 5319th ($646 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Kenya and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 2.1 months in Tabuk. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5517th and 6353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$7.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$749
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$3.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$4269

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$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$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
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$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
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$692
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$625
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1583
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$583
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$879
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$642
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$434
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$440
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$735
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1703
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1678
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1523
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1671
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1687
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$802
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$737
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1725
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$964
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$854
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1703
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$1948
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$981
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$657
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1011
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1499
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$679
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1848
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1701
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2068
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$1826
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1752
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$366
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010