Nairobi vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$305
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$691
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$1734
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
67
16
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
5.55M
886K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 22% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6736th and 5290th ($807 vs $1036) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6034th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tabuk

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Nairobi Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.36
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$8604

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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

Cities near Tabuk

Distance City Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi Aqaba
$818
203 km or 126 mi Dahab
$429
204 km or 127 mi Eilat
$2054
216 km or 134 mi Ma'an
$856
219 km or 136 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
236 km or 146 mi Al Wajh
$919
287 km or 178 mi Tafilah
$686
300 km or 187 mi Hurghada
$334
306 km or 190 mi El Gouna
$338
321 km or 200 mi Al-Karak
$742
333 km or 207 mi Dimona
$2014
344 km or 214 mi Arad
$1933
356 km or 221 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
362 km or 225 mi Beersheba
$1810
373 km or 231 mi Ofakim
$2038
377 km or 234 mi Rahat
$2060
377 km or 234 mi Dura
$1149
377 km or 234 mi Hebron
$977
387 km or 240 mi Netivot
$2145
391 km or 243 mi Bethlehem
$1077
393 km or 244 mi Sakakah
$753
397 km or 247 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
397 km or 247 mi Sderot
$2133
399 km or 248 mi Jerusalem
$2663
400 km or 248 mi Amman
$1032
403 km or 250 mi Gaza
$862
403 km or 250 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
411 km or 255 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
411 km or 255 mi Ramallah
$1205
412 km or 256 mi Ashkelon
$1845
412 km or 256 mi Al-Salt
$538
421 km or 262 mi Ashdod
$2305
422 km or 262 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
424 km or 264 mi Rehovot
$2201
426 km or 265 mi Ramla
$2465
426 km or 265 mi Yavne
$2354
427 km or 265 mi Lod
$2336
429 km or 266 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
430 km or 267 mi Suez
$288
430 km or 267 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587