Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 6.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
$3.85
KES495.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
$0.59
KES75.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
$0.49
KES63.12
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
$5.70
KES733.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
$3.37
KES434.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
$2.67
KES343.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
$1.12
KES144.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
$0.42
KES53.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
$0.78
KES99.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
$0.41
KES52.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
$0.42
KES54.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
$0.48
KES61.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
$6.09
KES784.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
$2.31
KES297.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
$2.24
KES288.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$6.15
KES792.88
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
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