Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 25.6% more expensive than Klang.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Klang, you would:
pay 23.4% more for restaurants
Klang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.55
MYR12.01
|
$3.85
KES501.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
$5.38
KES702.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
MYR3.27
|
$0.59
KES76.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR1.96
|
$0.49
KES63.94
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Klang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
MYR3.88
|
$0.56
KES73.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.76
MYR27.11
|
$5.70
KES743.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MYR27.94
|
$3.37
KES440.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
MYR8.10
|
$1.69
KES220.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.60
MYR7.54
|
$2.67
KES348.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MYR4.72
|
$1.12
KES145.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$0.42
KES54.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
MYR4.84
|
$0.78
KES101.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
$0.41
KES53.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MYR1.59
|
$0.42
KES54.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
MYR1.44
|
$0.48
KES62.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Klang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.77
|
$6.09
KES794.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.26
MYR100.09
|
$34.46
KES4,497.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,371.21
MYR133,557.48
|
$18,461.54
KES2,409,230.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.30
MYR15.51
|
$12.62
KES1,646.31
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
Klang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.83
MYR116.88
|
$40.57
KES5,294.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.48
MYR1,334.47
|
$418.88
KES54,663.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.87
MYR1,100.94
|
$196.01
KES25,578.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.43
MYR138.55
|
$22.29
KES2,909.19
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Klang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$195.90
MYR922.21
|
$146.63
KES19,135.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,315.19
MYR25,021.26
|
$7,624.54
KES995,002.57
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Klang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
$2.31
KES301.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
MYR13.41
|
$2.24
KES292.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
$2.69
KES351.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.96
MYR159.89
|
$45.86
KES5,984.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
$6.15
KES803.08
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Klang
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.24
MYR283.57
|
$18.56
KES2,422.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
MYR164.51
|
$24.95
KES3,255.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.11
MYR235.91
|
$57.17
KES7,460.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.26
MYR213.04
|
$52.46
KES6,846.19
|
|
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