Cost of living comparison

Bintulu, Malaysia

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Bintulu Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 19.1% more expensive than Bintulu.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 15.8% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 86.6% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 28.9% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 29.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 39.2% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Bintulu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.4% more for restaurants

	Bintulu	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 MYR16.11	$3.85 KES498.05	+6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.45 MYR24.17	$6.17 KES796.87	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 MYR2.72	$0.66 KES85.65	+8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 MYR1.61	$0.53 KES68.82	+46.5%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 15.8% more for groceries

	Bintulu	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 MYR5.71	$0.56 KES72.13	-56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.95 MYR35.25	$5.59 KES722.48	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 MYR26.54	$3.35 KES433.19	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 MYR9.13	$1.70 KES220.07	-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 MYR6.62	$2.71 KES350.21	+81.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$1.26 KES163.33	+75.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 MYR1.82	$0.50 KES64.58	+21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$0.87 KES112.93	+21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR2.12	$0.46 KES59.08	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 MYR0.98	$0.48 KES62.36	+118.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MYR2.28	$0.56 KES71.90	+8.0%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 86.6% more for transportation

	Bintulu	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.92 MYR8.51	$6.17 KES798.05	+221.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.14 MYR67.14	$30.83 KES3,984.37	+103.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,125.27 MYR164,594.88	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	-48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.18 MYR36.25	$13.87 KES1,792.97	+69.6%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 28.9% more for housing

	Bintulu	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.39 MYR125.88	$39.39 KES5,091.51	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.43 MYR906.34	$428.53 KES55,387.25	+109.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$144.80 MYR641.99	$166.44 KES21,511.79	+14.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.81 MYR189.80	$22.39 KES2,894.23	-47.7%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 29.8% more for childcare

	Bintulu	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$117.36 MYR520.30	$166.67 KES21,542.71	+42.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,814.31 MYR30,211.24	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	+17.5%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bintulu	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MYR12.08	$2.31 KES298.83	-15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 MYR12.08	$2.24 KES289.63	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.86 MYR17.12	$3.08 KES398.44	-20.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.84 MYR278.61	$44.12 KES5,702.13	-29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.09 MYR18.13	$6.17 KES796.87	+50.8%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 39.2% less for clothing

	Bintulu	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.19 MYR266.87	$16.84 KES2,176.94	-72.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.82 MYR145.52	$22.95 KES2,966.15	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.82 MYR327.29	$61.84 KES7,992.47	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.18 MYR377.64	$52.50 KES6,785.85	-38.4%
Average			-39.2%

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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: April 2025

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