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Kenya vs. Johor Bahru Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 0.4% cheaper than Johor Bahru.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 93.9% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 15.6% more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.2% less in Kenya
Clothing: pay 31.0% less in Kenya

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

Kenya vs. Johor Bahru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Johor Bahru, you would:

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pay 0.5% less for restaurants

	Johor Bahru	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.56	$3.74 KES481.53	+5.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.42	$6.17 KES794.28	+30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 MYR3.21	$0.54 KES69.06	-31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 MYR1.93	$0.44 KES57.22	-5.6%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Johor Bahru	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.01	$0.54 KES69.63	-44.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 MYR21.85	$4.37 KES562.21	-18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 MYR28.73	$2.52 KES324.46	-64.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 MYR7.63	$1.60 KES206.16	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MYR9.01	$2.57 KES331.06	+16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.06	$1.08 KES138.85	-12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.78	$0.40 KES51.60	-40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 MYR4.70	$0.69 KES89.38	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 MYR2.31	$0.32 KES40.98	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.17	$0.30 KES38.01	-44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.37 KES47.41	-40.6%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 93.9% more for transportation

	Johor Bahru	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.55	$5.40 KES694.90	+192.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.55	$26.41 KES3,400.54	+122.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,545.02 MYR145,638.63	$19,331.14 KES2,488,829.85	-45.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.69 MYR27.43	$13.74 KES1,768.47	+105.2%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Johor Bahru	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.15 MYR123.55	$37.35 KES4,808.22	+23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.94 MYR2,027.94	$194.00 KES24,977.17	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.20 MYR1,537.30	$131.26 KES16,898.73	-65.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.51 MYR129.12	$24.47 KES3,150.06	-22.4%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 15.6% more for childcare

	Johor Bahru	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.04 MYR627.06	$172.28 KES22,180.60	+12.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,279.62 MYR25,729.49	$7,439.34 KES957,794.06	+18.5%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Johor Bahru	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 MYR14.56	$2.03 KES261.25	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR11.91	$2.28 KES293.38	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 MYR17.43	$2.80 KES360.54	-34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.36 MYR140.78	$29.27 KES3,767.87	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.39	$6.10 KES785.94	+22.7%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 31.0% less for clothing

	Johor Bahru	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.76 MYR203.89	$12.46 KES1,603.57	-75.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.59 MYR67.96	$20.02 KES2,577.99	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.09 MYR291.28	$34.44 KES4,433.51	-51.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.23 MYR164.81	$32.93 KES4,239.65	-18.1%
Average			-31.0%

Johor Bahru vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing

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