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Medina vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Medina is 44.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% less in Medina
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Medina
Transportation: pay 20.6% less in Medina
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Medina
Childcare: pay 4.2% less in Medina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% more in Medina
Clothing: pay 64.9% more in Medina

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

Medina vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Medina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$5.60 SAR21.01	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$8.00 SAR30.02	+14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.81 SAR3.04	+15.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.38 SAR1.44	-30.2%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Medina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.95 SAR3.58	+74.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$2.67 SAR10.01	-52.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$6.26 SAR23.48	+86.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.07 SAR7.77	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$3.23 SAR12.10	+10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.09 SAR4.09	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.89 SAR3.33	+86.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.05 SAR3.93	+17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.69 SAR2.57	+50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.63 SAR2.38	+29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.60 SAR2.27	+19.4%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 20.6% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Medina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$2.33 SAR8.75	-56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$37.33 SAR140.09	+20.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$14,664.61 SAR55,035.90	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$14.66 SAR55.04	-13.9%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Medina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$93.32 SAR350.23	+134.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$484.96 SAR1,820.03	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$559.92 SAR2,101.37	+171.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$155.19 SAR582.41	+429.2%
Average			+184.1%

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pay 4.2% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Medina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$288.85 SAR1,084.04	+28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$5,510.34 SAR20,680.16	-37.2%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 56.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Medina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.60 SAR6.00	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.75 SAR10.31	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$7.47 SAR28.02	+141.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$79.25 SAR297.42	+74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$13.33 SAR50.03	+81.3%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 64.9% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Medina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$37.33 SAR140.09	+90.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$53.33 SAR200.13	+114.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$66.66 SAR250.16	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$97.76 SAR366.91	+57.0%
Average			+64.9%

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