Male vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$809
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
61
57
🏙️ Population
133K
5.55M

The cost of living in Male is 74% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6689th ($1295 vs $745) 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 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5145th and 5632nd 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
$5.57
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$8325

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$1515
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$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768