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Nairobi vs. Al Rayyan Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 4.2% cheaper than Al Rayyan.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 47.5% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 66.7% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Nairobi

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Nairobi are more expensive than in Al Rayyan. Expenses including housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Al Rayyan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Al Rayyan, you would:

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pay 40.4% more for restaurants

	Al Rayyan	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.49 QAR20.02	$5.80 KES748.32	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.12 QAR15.02	$6.97 KES897.98	+69.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 QAR2.50	$0.70 KES90.48	+2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.55 KES70.79	+84.6%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Al Rayyan	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 QAR5.26	$0.55 KES70.44	-62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 QAR13.01	$5.57 KES717.62	+56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.86	$3.36 KES432.61	-57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.16	$1.64 KES212.00	-34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 QAR11.81	$2.92 KES376.22	-9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.38	$1.41 KES181.34	+115.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.59	$0.47 KES61.19	+8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.59	$0.89 KES114.68	+104.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 QAR1.70	$0.46 KES58.81	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 QAR1.36	$0.49 KES63.28	+31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 QAR1.36	$0.51 KES65.30	+35.6%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 47.5% more for transportation

	Al Rayyan	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.83	$5.40 KES695.99	+151.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.22 QAR70.07	$30.96 KES3,991.02	+61.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR100,106.72	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.30 QAR63.07	$17.03 KES2,195.06	-1.6%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 66.7% less for housing

	Al Rayyan	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.72	$39.86 KES5,138.87	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,921.98 QAR7,007.47	$476.96 KES61,484.32	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,098.28 QAR4,004.27	$206.31 KES26,595.33	-81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.81	$29.32 KES3,780.25	-56.0%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Al Rayyan	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,048.33	$224.14 KES28,893.32	-73.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,884.48 QAR36,038.42	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	-11.2%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Al Rayyan	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR40.04	$2.32 KES299.33	-78.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.37 QAR5.01	$2.37 KES305.50	+72.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.53	$3.10 KES399.10	-52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.83 QAR236.36	$45.30 KES5,839.36	-30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR45.05	$7.35 KES947.87	-40.5%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Al Rayyan	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.34 QAR85.09	$19.62 KES2,529.60	-15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.81 QAR145.15	$24.88 KES3,207.07	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.37 QAR300.32	$67.92 KES8,755.30	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.69 QAR130.14	$62.28 KES8,027.94	+74.5%
Average			+0.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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