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Nairobi vs. Bukit Mertajam Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 23.8% more expensive than Bukit Mertajam.

Restaurants: pay 84.0% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 67.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 4.5% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 95.6% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 43.7% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Bukit Mertajam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bukit Mertajam, you would:

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pay 84.0% more for restaurants

	Bukit Mertajam	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 MYR7.79	$5.80 KES750.88	+206.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 MYR15.59	$6.97 KES901.06	+83.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MYR2.92	$0.70 KES90.79	-1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$0.55 KES71.04	+47.5%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Bukit Mertajam	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 MYR4.63	$0.55 KES70.69	-51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.26 MYR46.27	$5.57 KES720.08	-50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.28 MYR25.81	$3.36 KES434.10	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MYR7.72	$1.64 KES212.73	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 MYR9.17	$2.92 KES377.51	+30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MYR7.40	$1.41 KES181.96	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MYR3.27	$0.47 KES61.40	-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 MYR6.33	$0.89 KES115.07	-42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 MYR4.86	$0.46 KES59.01	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 MYR3.24	$0.49 KES63.50	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.91	$0.51 KES65.52	+8.7%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 67.3% more for transportation

	Bukit Mertajam	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.58	$5.40 KES698.38	+192.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,004.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR43.84	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+59.7%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 4.5% less for housing

	Bukit Mertajam	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.53 MYR117.29	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$476.96 KES61,695.24
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$206.31 KES26,686.56
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.19 MYR235.12	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-48.7%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 95.6% more for childcare

	Bukit Mertajam	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.48 MYR487.09	$224.14 KES28,992.44	+89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+102.0%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bukit Mertajam	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 MYR12.66	$2.32 KES300.35	-24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 MYR9.09	$2.37 KES306.55	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.54	$3.10 KES400.47	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.30 KES5,859.39
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MYR22.41	$7.35 KES951.12	+34.9%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 43.7% less for clothing

	Bukit Mertajam	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.58 MYR454.61	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-82.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.90 MYR262.70	$24.88 KES3,218.07	-61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.75 MYR311.41	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.99 MYR324.72	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-21.2%
Average			-43.7%

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