Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 20.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.93
|
$4.20
MYR19.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES695.70
|
$4.25
MYR20.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.63
|
$0.73
MYR3.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.30
|
$0.46
MYR2.15
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.46
|
$0.89
MYR4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES735.87
|
$6.43
MYR30.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.80
|
$6.41
MYR30.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.77
|
$1.97
MYR9.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.64
|
$1.97
MYR9.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.40
|
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.92
|
$0.62
MYR2.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.16
|
$1.13
MYR5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.61
|
$0.64
MYR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.32
|
$0.43
MYR2.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.38
|
$0.41
MYR1.95
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES786.63
|
$1.65
MYR7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,452.51
|
$10.63
MYR50.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,385,271.35
|
$34,017.22
MYR160,544.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,629.94
|
$9.57
MYR45.15
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,241.63
|
$25.19
MYR118.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,120.36
|
$508.04
MYR2,397.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,324.40
|
$345.27
MYR1,629.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,880.25
|
$45.24
MYR213.49
|
|
pay 21.3% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,945.51
|
$224.12
MYR1,057.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES985,107.43
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,336.89
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.16
|
$3.30
MYR15.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.28
|
$2.76
MYR13.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.85
|
$3.83
MYR18.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,925.34
|
$43.84
MYR206.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES795.09
|
$4.25
MYR20.07
|
|
pay 60.9% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,398.02
|
$49.79
MYR234.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,222.96
|
$32.50
MYR153.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,386.21
|
$68.97
MYR325.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,778.11
|
$65.29
MYR308.13
|
|
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