Cost of living comparison

Klang, Malaysia

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Klang Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 19.3% more expensive than Klang.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 6.9% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 15.4% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Klang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% more for restaurants

	Klang	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 MYR14.49	$3.85 KES499.01	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.09 MYR17.39	$6.17 KES798.42	+50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 MYR2.94	$0.66 KES85.82	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MYR1.81	$0.53 KES68.95	+24.9%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Klang	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 MYR3.48	$0.56 KES72.27	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.15 MYR26.16	$5.59 KES723.88	-9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 MYR28.49	$3.35 KES434.03	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MYR8.30	$1.70 KES220.50	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 MYR6.46	$2.71 KES350.89	+78.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MYR4.38	$1.26 KES163.65	+22.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 MYR2.12	$0.50 KES64.70	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 MYR4.68	$0.87 KES113.15	-20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.24	$0.46 KES59.19	-13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MYR1.58	$0.48 KES62.48	+30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 MYR1.55	$0.56 KES72.04	+52.7%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Klang	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.76 MYR7.50	$6.17 KES799.59	+250.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.71 MYR96.59	$30.83 KES3,992.08	+35.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,257.24 MYR115,911.41	$19,266.80 KES2,495,050.69	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.98 MYR16.90	$13.87 KES1,796.44	+249.0%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 6.9% less for housing

	Klang	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.14 MYR115.43	$39.39 KES5,101.35	+45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$454.29 MYR1,931.86	$428.53 KES55,494.39	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.93 MYR1,207.41	$166.44 KES21,553.40	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.09 MYR127.96	$22.39 KES2,899.83	-25.6%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 15.4% more for childcare

	Klang	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.30 MYR890.03	$166.67 KES21,584.38	-20.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,300.02 MYR22,538.33	$8,008.06 KES1,037,043.35	+51.1%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Klang	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.98 MYR16.90	$2.31 KES299.41	-41.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 MYR12.87	$2.24 KES290.20	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 MYR17.34	$3.08 KES399.21	-24.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.29 MYR154.31	$44.12 KES5,713.16	+21.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.09 MYR17.39	$6.17 KES798.42	+50.8%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Klang	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.79 MYR241.48	$16.84 KES2,181.15	-70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.34 MYR158.77	$22.95 KES2,971.88	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.54 MYR227.68	$61.84 KES8,007.92	+15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.35 MYR205.60	$52.50 KES6,798.97	+8.6%
Average			-21.2%

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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: July 2025

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