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Al Wakrah vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Al Wakrah is 72.0% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Al Wakrah
Groceries: pay 31.9% more in Al Wakrah
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Al Wakrah
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Al Wakrah
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Al Wakrah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Al Wakrah
Clothing: pay 75.1% more in Al Wakrah

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Al Wakrah are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Al Wakrah.

Al Wakrah vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Al Wakrah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$4.80 QAR17.51	-17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$6.18 QAR22.52	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.82 QAR3.00	+17.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.30 QAR1.08	-45.8%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 31.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Al Wakrah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.51 QAR5.50	+176.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$3.48 QAR12.68	-37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$7.12 QAR25.95	+112.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.51 QAR9.15	+52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.51 QAR12.78	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$0.90 QAR3.27	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.72 QAR2.64	+52.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.73 QAR2.67	-17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.59 QAR2.16	+29.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.49 QAR1.78	-0.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.50 QAR1.84	-0.5%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Al Wakrah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$2.15 QAR7.83	-60.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$54.91 QAR200.16	+77.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$27,456.90 QAR100,079.24	+26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$19.77 QAR72.06	+16.1%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Al Wakrah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$87.14 QAR317.63	+118.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$940.40 QAR3,427.71	+97.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$707.02 QAR2,577.04	+242.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$66.60 QAR242.74	+127.1%
Average			+146.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Al Wakrah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$686.42 QAR2,501.98	+206.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$11,413.33 QAR41,601.12	+30.1%
Average			+118.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Al Wakrah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$10.98 QAR40.03	+373.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$5.15 QAR18.79	+117.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$6.32 QAR23.02	+104.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$68.64 QAR250.20	+51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$8.24 QAR30.02	+12.0%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 75.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Al Wakrah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$61.32 QAR223.51	+212.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$35.01 QAR127.60	+40.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$103.01 QAR375.46	+51.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$59.49 QAR216.84	-4.5%
Average			+75.1%

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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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