Male vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$810
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
64
59
🏙️ Population
133K
5.55M

The cost of living in Male is 64% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4490th and 6736th ($1321 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Kenya, respectively. Check Maldives vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5278th and 6034th 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
$6.01
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$10471

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$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
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$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795