Nairobi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$2120
🏠 One person rent
$269
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1723
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
15
😀 Quality of life
57
45
🏙️ Population
5.55M
886K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 25% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6689th and 5787th ($745 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5632nd and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$4277

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$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
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$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
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$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
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$694
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$393
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$1536
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$777
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$879
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$640
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$278
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$294
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$707
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$1657
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1651
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1372
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$1607
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$1632
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$847
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$721
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$1713
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$934
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$806
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$1727
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2037
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1004
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$609
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$952
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1671
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$692
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$1775
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$1741
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2115
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$1815
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$1768
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$303
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881