Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 31.1% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,984.14
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.95
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.42
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.15
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,395.97
|
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.67
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 62.5% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.44
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
|
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