Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 31.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 89.7% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
|
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