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Nairobi vs. Bayan Lepas Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 28.8% more expensive than Bayan Lepas.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 19.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 48.0% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 9.0% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Bayan Lepas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bayan Lepas, you would:

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pay 40.6% more for restaurants

	Bayan Lepas	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.96 MYR12.18	$5.80 KES750.88	+96.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 MYR16.07	$6.97 KES901.06	+78.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MYR3.25	$0.70 KES90.79	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MYR2.27	$0.55 KES71.04	-0.7%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

	Bayan Lepas	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MYR3.62	$0.55 KES70.69	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$27.19 MYR111.79	$5.57 KES720.08	-79.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.21 MYR37.86	$3.36 KES434.10	-63.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 MYR7.95	$1.64 KES212.73	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 MYR8.45	$2.92 KES377.51	+42.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MYR5.52	$1.41 KES181.96	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 MYR2.95	$0.47 KES61.40	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.34 MYR5.52	$0.89 KES115.07	-33.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.19	$0.46 KES59.01	-14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MYR1.90	$0.49 KES63.50	+6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.91	$0.51 KES65.52	+8.8%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Bayan Lepas	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.12 MYR8.73	$5.40 KES698.38	+154.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.22 MYR58.45	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+117.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.03 KES2,202.59
Average			+136.1%

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pay 48.0% more for housing

	Bayan Lepas	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.38 MYR124.87	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$189.57 MYR779.34	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+151.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$215.64 MYR886.50	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.80 MYR106.07	$29.32 KES3,793.22	+13.6%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 9.0% more for childcare

	Bayan Lepas	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.97 MYR974.17	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-5.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,109.00 MYR29,225.12	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+23.4%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bayan Lepas	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MYR19.48	$2.32 KES300.35	-51.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 MYR11.04	$2.37 KES306.55	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.98 MYR20.46	$3.10 KES400.47	-37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MYR131.51	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 MYR17.05	$7.35 KES951.12	+77.3%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Bayan Lepas	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.91 MYR155.87	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.95 MYR106.67	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.40 MYR256.53	$67.92 KES8,785.33	+8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.99 MYR324.72	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-21.2%
Average			-16.2%

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