Male vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$805
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
67
😀 Quality of life
64
58
🏙️ Population
133K
5.55M

The cost of living in Male is 65% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4552nd and 6763rd ($1311 vs $797) 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 5347th and 6139th 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
$6.02
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$9106

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$1379
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$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810