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Alor Setar vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Alor Setar is 19.2% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% less in Alor Setar
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Alor Setar
Transportation: pay 38.2% less in Alor Setar
Housing: pay 26.1% less in Alor Setar
Childcare: pay 51.1% less in Alor Setar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% less in Alor Setar
Clothing: pay 37.0% more in Alor Setar

The cost of clothing and groceries in Alor Setar are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Alor Setar.

Alor Setar vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alor Setar instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 44.5% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Alor Setar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$1.95 MYR8.01	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$4.21 MYR17.24	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.53 MYR2.18	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.28 MYR1.17	-48.2%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Alor Setar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.87 MYR3.56	+59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$5.96 MYR24.43	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$6.07 MYR24.87	+80.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$1.49 MYR6.12	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$1.40 MYR5.73	-52.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.06 MYR4.35	-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.48 MYR1.98	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.64 MYR2.64	-27.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.65 MYR2.67	+43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.37 MYR1.52	-24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.24 MYR0.97	-53.3%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 38.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Alor Setar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$1.84 MYR7.53	-65.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$8.53 MYR34.95	-72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$33,767.77 MYR138,356.69	+55.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$5.07 MYR20.78	-70.2%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 26.1% less for housing

	Nairobi	Alor Setar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$24.82 MYR101.70	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$296.21 MYR1,213.66	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$173.78 MYR712.01	-15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$25.46 MYR104.31	-13.2%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 51.1% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Alor Setar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$82.94 MYR339.82	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$5,331.75 MYR21,845.79	-39.2%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Alor Setar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$3.55 MYR14.56	+53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.29 MYR9.39	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$2.84 MYR11.65	-8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$21.33 MYR87.38	-52.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$3.97 MYR16.26	-46.0%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 37.0% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Alor Setar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$47.39 MYR194.18	+141.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$29.03 MYR118.94	+16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$71.09 MYR291.28	+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$53.02 MYR217.24	-14.9%
Average			+37.0%

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