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Ras Al-khaimah vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Ras Al-khaimah is 89.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 30.5% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Groceries: pay 42.5% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Transportation: pay 30.8% more in Ras Al-khaimah
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Ras Al-khaimah
Childcare: pay 5.8% less in Ras Al-khaimah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Ras Al-khaimah
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Ras Al-khaimah

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Ras Al-khaimah are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ras Al-khaimah.

Ras Al-khaimah vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ras Al-khaimah instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 30.5% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Ras Al-khaimah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$8.17 AED30.00	+40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$6.81 AED25.00	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.24 AED4.54	+76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.59 AED2.17	+7.4%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 42.5% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Ras Al-khaimah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.80 AED6.61	+229.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$6.36 AED23.38	+14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$6.48 AED23.80	+93.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$2.44 AED8.98	+48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$4.06 AED14.91	+39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.01 AED3.71	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.81 AED2.99	+71.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.69 AED2.54	-22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.60 AED2.22	+32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.46 AED1.68	-6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.49 AED1.80	-3.4%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 30.8% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Ras Al-khaimah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$2.95 AED10.85	-45.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$63.99 AED235.00	+106.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$45,426.00 AED166,827.00	+109.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$8.91 AED32.72	-47.7%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Nairobi	Ras Al-khaimah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$97.65 AED358.63	+145.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$768.61 AED2,822.73	+61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$673.93 AED2,475.00	+226.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$107.37 AED394.33	+266.2%
Average			+174.8%

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Ras Al-khaimah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$245.06 AED900.00	+9.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$6,943.50 AED25,500.00	-20.9%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Ras Al-khaimah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$10.89 AED40.00	+369.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$5.99 AED22.00	+152.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$6.81 AED25.00	+119.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$51.94 AED190.74	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$12.93 AED47.50	+75.9%
Average			+146.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Ras Al-khaimah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$115.72 AED425.00	+489.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$54.46 AED200.00	+118.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$136.15 AED500.00	+100.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$136.15 AED500.00	+118.6%
Average			+206.9%

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