Cost of living comparison

Putrajaya, Malaysia

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Putrajaya Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 23.4% more expensive than Putrajaya.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 32.2% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 23.8% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Putrajaya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.4% more for restaurants

	Putrajaya	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.84 MYR12.59	$3.85 KES498.05	+35.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR20.14	$6.17 KES796.87	+35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MYR2.75	$0.66 KES85.65	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MYR1.91	$0.53 KES68.82	+23.4%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Putrajaya	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 MYR3.02	$0.56 KES72.13	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.63 MYR16.11	$5.59 KES722.48	+53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.02 MYR26.68	$3.35 KES433.19	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 MYR9.06	$1.70 KES220.07	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.48	$2.71 KES350.21	+119.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.85	$1.26 KES163.33	-18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 MYR1.83	$0.50 KES64.58	+21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.85	$0.87 KES112.93	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.65	$0.46 KES59.08	-44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.89	$0.48 KES62.36	-26.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 MYR3.43	$0.56 KES71.90	-28.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Putrajaya	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.77 MYR7.83	$6.17 KES798.05	+249.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR50.35	$30.83 KES3,984.37	+171.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,071.55 MYR151,056.22	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	-43.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.09 MYR40.28	$13.87 KES1,792.97	+52.7%
Average			+107.6%

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pay 32.2% more for housing

	Putrajaya	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.71 MYR100.70	$39.39 KES5,091.51	+73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.72 MYR1,040.61	$428.53 KES55,387.25	+82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.57 MYR738.50	$166.44 KES21,511.79	-0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.75 MYR136.34	$22.39 KES2,894.23	-27.2%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 23.8% more for childcare

	Putrajaya	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$113.57 MYR503.52	$166.67 KES21,542.71	+46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,950.03 MYR35,246.45	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	+0.7%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Putrajaya	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 MYR15.11	$2.31 KES298.83	-32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 MYR11.75	$2.24 KES289.63	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR18.13	$3.08 KES398.44	-24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.07 MYR151.06	$44.12 KES5,702.13	+29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.09 MYR18.13	$6.17 KES796.87	+50.8%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Putrajaya	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.63 MYR264.35	$16.84 KES2,176.94	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.12 MYR115.81	$22.95 KES2,966.15	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.82 MYR327.29	$61.84 KES7,992.47	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.27 MYR214.00	$52.50 KES6,785.85	+8.8%
Average			-22.8%

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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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