Cost of living comparison

Subang Jaya, Malaysia

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Subang Jaya Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 11.2% more expensive than Subang Jaya.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 97.7% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 9.7% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 12.8% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Subang Jaya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Subang Jaya, you would:

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pay 17.7% more for restaurants

	Subang Jaya	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 MYR12.57	$3.85 KES497.85	+30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR19.34	$6.17 KES796.57	+35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 MYR3.38	$0.66 KES85.62	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.87	$0.53 KES68.79	+21.3%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Subang Jaya	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 MYR3.95	$0.56 KES72.11	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 MYR31.78	$5.59 KES722.20	-25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 MYR28.73	$3.35 KES433.02	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 MYR8.70	$1.70 KES219.99	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 MYR8.24	$2.71 KES350.07	+40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.77	$1.26 KES163.27	+93.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR2.02	$0.50 KES64.55	+5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 MYR4.53	$0.87 KES112.89	-17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 MYR1.72	$0.46 KES59.06	+13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MYR1.34	$0.48 KES62.34	+52.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MYR1.69	$0.56 KES71.87	+40.3%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 97.7% more for transportation

	Subang Jaya	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.77 MYR7.55	$6.17 KES797.74	+248.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.76 MYR62.84	$30.83 KES3,982.83	+108.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,714.37 MYR96,683.70	$19,266.80 KES2,489,270.65	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.31 MYR39.64	$13.87 KES1,792.27	+49.0%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 9.7% less for housing

	Subang Jaya	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.10 MYR128.11	$39.39 KES5,089.54	+30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$408.86 MYR1,740.31	$428.53 KES55,365.83	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$287.72 MYR1,224.66	$166.44 KES21,503.47	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.10 MYR140.89	$22.39 KES2,893.11	-32.3%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 12.8% less for childcare

	Subang Jaya	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$196.86 MYR837.93	$166.67 KES21,534.37	-15.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,920.55 MYR37,970.33	$8,008.06 KES1,034,640.93	-10.2%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Subang Jaya	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.20 MYR17.89	$2.31 KES298.71	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR12.40	$2.24 KES289.52	-23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR17.40	$3.08 KES398.28	-24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.26 MYR116.02	$44.12 KES5,699.93	+61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 MYR20.30	$6.17 KES796.57	+29.3%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Subang Jaya	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.63 MYR253.79	$16.84 KES2,176.10	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.12 MYR111.19	$22.95 KES2,965.00	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.82 MYR314.22	$61.84 KES7,989.37	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.27 MYR205.45	$52.50 KES6,783.22	+8.8%
Average			-22.8%

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