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Buraydah vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Buraydah is 39.7% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Buraydah
Groceries: pay 34.9% more in Buraydah
Transportation: pay 3.3% less in Buraydah
Housing: pay 58.9% more in Buraydah
Childcare: pay 19.2% less in Buraydah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.3% more in Buraydah
Clothing: pay 98.5% more in Buraydah

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

Buraydah vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buraydah instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Buraydah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES748.32	$12.66 SAR47.50	+118.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES897.98	$7.33 SAR27.50	+5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.48	$0.77 SAR2.90	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.79	$0.27 SAR1.00	-51.4%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 34.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Buraydah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.44	$1.07 SAR4.00	+95.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES717.62	$4.22 SAR15.83	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.61	$6.14 SAR23.02	+82.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.00	$2.58 SAR9.70	+57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.22	$3.05 SAR11.45	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.34	$1.06 SAR3.99	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.19	$0.82 SAR3.08	+73.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.68	$0.77 SAR2.90	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.81	$0.77 SAR2.90	+69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.28	$0.65 SAR2.45	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.30	$0.65 SAR2.45	+28.9%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 3.3% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Buraydah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.99	$2.31 SAR8.65	-57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,991.02	$39.99 SAR150.01	+29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,793,713.96	$15,997.76 SAR60,002.02	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,195.06	$24.00 SAR90.00	+40.9%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 58.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Buraydah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,138.87	$70.12 SAR263.01	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,484.32	$573.25 SAR2,150.07	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,595.33	$319.96 SAR1,200.04	+55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,780.25	$54.09 SAR202.89	+84.5%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Buraydah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,893.32	$266.63 SAR1,000.03	+19.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,131,195.91	$3,732.81 SAR14,000.47	-57.5%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 87.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Buraydah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.33	$1.60 SAR6.00	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.50	$3.63 SAR13.60	+53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.10	$6.40 SAR24.00	+106.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,839.36	$135.51 SAR508.27	+199.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES947.87	$15.33 SAR57.50	+108.5%
Average			+87.3%

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pay 98.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Buraydah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,529.60	$51.73 SAR194.01	+163.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,207.07	$73.77 SAR276.68	+196.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,755.30	$81.32 SAR305.01	+19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,027.94	$71.10 SAR266.68	+14.2%
Average			+98.5%

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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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