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Mecca vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Mecca is 33.8% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% less in Mecca
Groceries: pay 33.9% more in Mecca
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Mecca
Housing: pay 85.0% more in Mecca
Childcare: pay 15.8% more in Mecca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.9% more in Mecca
Clothing: pay 34.1% more in Mecca

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

Mecca vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Mecca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES752.07	$5.07 SAR19.00	-12.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES902.48	$9.33 SAR35.00	+34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.93	$0.78 SAR2.92	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.15	$0.31 SAR1.17	-43.4%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 33.9% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Mecca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.80	$0.87 SAR3.25	+58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES721.22	$3.49 SAR13.10	-37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.78	$6.39 SAR23.98	+90.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES213.07	$2.96 SAR11.12	+80.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES378.11	$3.80 SAR14.24	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.25	$1.07 SAR4.01	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.50	$0.72 SAR2.68	+50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.26	$0.83 SAR3.10	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.10	$0.95 SAR3.55	+107.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.60	$0.56 SAR2.09	+13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.62	$0.56 SAR2.09	+9.8%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Mecca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES699.48	$2.35 SAR8.82	-56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,011.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,206.07	$23.73 SAR89.01	+39.4%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 85.0% more for housing

	Nairobi	Mecca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,164.64	$67.06 SAR251.53	+68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,792.59	$246.63 SAR925.09	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,728.68	$660.55 SAR2,477.67	+220.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,799.20	$58.62 SAR219.87	+99.9%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 15.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Mecca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,038.19	$399.94 SAR1,500.15	+78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$4,666.01 SAR17,501.75	-46.8%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Mecca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.83	$1.60 SAR6.00	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES307.03	$3.24 SAR12.14	+36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES401.10	$7.87 SAR29.50	+154.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,868.64	$86.17 SAR323.23	+90.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES952.62	$18.00 SAR67.51	+144.8%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 34.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Mecca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,542.29	$22.66 SAR85.01	+15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,223.15	$62.66 SAR235.02	+151.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,799.20	$59.55 SAR223.36	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,068.19	$50.66 SAR190.02	-18.7%
Average			+34.1%

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