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Putrajaya vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Putrajaya is 3.5% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% less in Putrajaya
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Putrajaya
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Putrajaya
Housing: pay 18.9% less in Putrajaya
Childcare: pay 30.0% less in Putrajaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% more in Putrajaya
Clothing: pay 38.2% more in Putrajaya

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

Putrajaya vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Putrajaya instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 24.0% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Putrajaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$3.55 MYR14.56	-38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$4.15 MYR16.99	-40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$0.78 MYR3.20	+11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.39 MYR1.62	-28.1%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Putrajaya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.89 MYR3.64	+62.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$2.84 MYR11.65	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$6.43 MYR26.34	+91.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$1.86 MYR7.63	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$2.20 MYR9.01	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$1.29 MYR5.28	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.68 MYR2.78	+42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$1.29 MYR5.28	+45.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.59 MYR2.42	+29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.68 MYR2.79	+38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.81 MYR3.31	+59.3%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Putrajaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$1.84 MYR7.54	-65.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$11.85 MYR48.55	-61.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$35,545.02 MYR145,638.63	+64.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$6.64 MYR27.19	-61.0%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 18.9% less for housing

	Nairobi	Putrajaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$22.51 MYR92.24	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$268.56 MYR1,100.38	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$189.57 MYR776.74	-8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$35.09 MYR143.77	+19.7%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 30.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Putrajaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$153.04 MYR627.06	-31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$6,279.62 MYR25,729.49	-28.4%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Putrajaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$3.55 MYR14.56	+53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.91 MYR11.91	+22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$4.27 MYR17.48	+37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$40.28 MYR165.06	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$4.98 MYR20.39	-32.3%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 38.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Putrajaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$62.20 MYR254.87	+217.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$16.59 MYR67.96	-33.3%
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	$40.23 MYR164.81	-35.4%
Average			+38.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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