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Bayan Lepas vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Bayan Lepas is 1.1% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% less in Bayan Lepas
Groceries: pay 64.8% more in Bayan Lepas
Transportation: pay 57.4% less in Bayan Lepas
Housing: pay 22.9% less in Bayan Lepas
Childcare: pay 6.7% less in Bayan Lepas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% more in Bayan Lepas
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Bayan Lepas

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

Bayan Lepas vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Bayan Lepas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$2.96 MYR12.18	-49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$3.91 MYR16.07	-43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.79 MYR3.25	+12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.55 MYR2.27	+0.7%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 64.8% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Bayan Lepas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$0.88 MYR3.62	+61.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$27.19 MYR111.79	+388.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$9.21 MYR37.86	+174.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.93 MYR7.95	+17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.06 MYR8.45	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.34 MYR5.52	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.72 MYR2.95	+51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.34 MYR5.52	+51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.53 MYR2.19	+16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.46 MYR1.90	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.47 MYR1.91	-8.1%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 57.4% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Bayan Lepas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$2.12 MYR8.73	-60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$14.22 MYR58.45	-54.1%
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			-57.4%

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pay 22.9% less for housing

	Nairobi	Bayan Lepas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$30.38 MYR124.87	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$189.57 MYR779.34	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$215.64 MYR886.50	+4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$25.80 MYR106.07	-12.0%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 6.7% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Bayan Lepas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$236.97 MYR974.17	+5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$7,109.00 MYR29,225.12	-19.0%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Bayan Lepas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$4.74 MYR19.48	+104.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.69 MYR11.04	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.98 MYR20.46	+60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$31.99 MYR131.51	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$4.15 MYR17.05	-43.6%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Bayan Lepas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$37.91 MYR155.87	+93.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$25.95 MYR106.67	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$62.40 MYR256.53	-8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$78.99 MYR324.72	+26.8%
Average			+29.1%

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