Male vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$835
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
63
59
🏙️ Population
133K
5.55M

The cost of living in Male is 99% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4218th and 7242nd ($1284 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Maldives and Kenya, respectively. Check Maldives vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.6 months in Nairobi. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4858th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Nairobi

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Male Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$6839

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$1207
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$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339

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$530
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$524
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$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
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$706
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$762
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$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747