Cost of Living Comparison Between Bungoma and Mombasa Cost of Living Comparison Between Bungoma and Mombasa

🙂 Solo nomad: Bungoma is 61.3% cheaper than Mombasa without rent, and 58% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bungoma is 63.2% cheaper than Mombasa without rent, and 66.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.33 KES 302

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.40 KES 2,507

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.95 KES 1,156

Cappuccino

$3.29 KES 425

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 KES 67.1

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 KES 56.9

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.57 KES 203

$1.94 KES 251

-19.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 KES 221

$2.92 KES 377

-41.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 KES 128

$0.88 KES 114

12.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 66.8

$0.54 KES 70.4

-3.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 KES 167

$1.39 KES 180

-7.19%

Eggs

$1.29 KES 166

$1.73 KES 224

-25.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.04 KES 1,298

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.05 KES 782

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.77 KES 488

$5.32 KES 687

-29.14%

Apples (1kg)

$3.16 KES 408

$1.86 KES 240

69.89%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 KES 109

Oranges (1kg)

$1.58 KES 204

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 KES 104

Potato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.1

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 KES 79.3

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 KES 154

$0.57 KES 73.9

108.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.44 KES 445

Wine (Bottle)

$7.88 KES 1,019

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.60 KES 206

$1.98 KES 256

-19.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 KES 217

$2.78 KES 359

-39.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.73 KES 4,488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.07 KES 397

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.50 KES 194

$1.89 KES 245

-20.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.75 KES 97.6

$4.74 KES 612

-84.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.41 KES 182

$1.66 KES 214

-15.06%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$12.1K KES 1.6M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$12.0K KES 1.5M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$44.51 KES 5,752

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.90 KES 1,796

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.98 KES 3,745

$44.34 KES 5,729

-34.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.15 KES 2,345

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.23 KES 2,485

$19.01 KES 2,456

1.16%

Cinema Ticket

$3.95 KES 510

$4.52 KES 584

-12.61%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$62.2 KES 8,037

$85.6 KES 11.1K

-27.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,477 KES 707.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.59 KES 1,498

$13.36 KES 1,727

-13.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.70 KES 1,770

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.31 KES 5,080

$23.11 KES 2,986

70.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$19.28 KES 2,492

$46.61 KES 6,023

-58.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 KES 15.2K

$181 KES 23.4K

-34.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$91.9 KES 11.9K

$115 KES 14.8K

-19.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$276 KES 35.6K

$607 KES 78.5K

-54.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$145 KES 18.7K

$460 KES 59.4K

-68.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,536 KES 715.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,956 KES 511.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$321 KES 41.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bungoma: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mombasa: March 2, 2026

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