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Bukit Mertajam vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Bukit Mertajam is 26.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Bukit Mertajam
Groceries: pay 60.6% more in Bukit Mertajam
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Bukit Mertajam
Housing: pay 33.3% more in Bukit Mertajam
Childcare: pay 48.8% less in Bukit Mertajam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Bukit Mertajam
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Bukit Mertajam

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

Bukit Mertajam vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Bukit Mertajam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$1.90 MYR7.79	-67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$3.79 MYR15.59	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.71 MYR2.92	+1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.37 MYR1.53	-32.2%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Bukit Mertajam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.13 MYR4.63	+106.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$11.26 MYR46.27	+102.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$6.28 MYR25.81	+87.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.88 MYR7.72	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$2.23 MYR9.17	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.80 MYR7.40	+28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.80 MYR3.27	+67.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.54 MYR6.33	+73.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.18 MYR4.86	+159.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.79 MYR3.24	+60.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.47 MYR1.91	-8.0%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Bukit Mertajam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$1.84 MYR7.58	-65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	+102.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$10.66 MYR43.84	-37.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 33.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Bukit Mertajam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$28.53 MYR117.29	-28.4%
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	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$57.19 MYR235.12	+95.0%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 48.8% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Bukit Mertajam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$118.48 MYR487.09	-47.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	-50.5%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Bukit Mertajam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$3.08 MYR12.66	+32.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$2.21 MYR9.09	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.27 MYR17.54	+37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.45 MYR22.41	-25.9%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Bukit Mertajam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$110.58 MYR454.61	+463.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$63.90 MYR262.70	+156.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$75.75 MYR311.41	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$78.99 MYR324.72	+26.8%
Average			+164.7%

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