Cost of Living Comparison Between Bungoma and Nairobi Cost of Living Comparison Between Bungoma and Nairobi

🙂 Solo nomad: Bungoma is 71.5% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 65.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bungoma is 70.8% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 73.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.38 KES 694

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.46 KES 4,961

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.87 KES 886

Cappuccino

$2.43 KES 314

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

$0.71 KES 91.3

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.5

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.58 KES 204

$2.34 KES 302

-32.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 KES 223

$2.96 KES 382

-41.55%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.00 KES 129

$0.87 KES 112

14.94%

White Bread (500g)

$0.49 KES 62.8

$0.52 KES 67.6

-5.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 KES 172

$1.64 KES 212

-18.90%

Eggs

$1.31 KES 168

$1.65 KES 212

-20.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.50 KES 1,484

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.68 KES 862

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.67 KES 473

$5.65 KES 729

-35.04%

Apples (1kg)

$3.13 KES 404

$3.06 KES 395

2.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

Oranges (1kg)

$2.08 KES 268

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 KES 135

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 KES 149

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.64 KES 83.0

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.17 KES 151

$0.74 KES 95.7

58.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.01 KES 388

Wine (Bottle)

$11.46 KES 1,479

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.53 KES 197

$2.20 KES 284

-30.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.66 KES 214

$2.79 KES 360

-40.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.80 KES 103

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.16 KES 4,019

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.59 KES 205

$1.51 KES 194

5.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 KES 94.8

$2.92 KES 377

-75.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 KES 175

$1.54 KES 198

-12.34%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

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

$20.0K KES 2.6M

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

$34.34 KES 4,430

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

$17.10 KES 2,206

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.69 KES 3,830

$39.63 KES 5,113

-25.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.48 KES 5,609

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.99 KES 2,449

$20.53 KES 2,648

-7.50%

Cinema Ticket

$3.96 KES 511

$6.03 KES 778

-34.33%

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

$61.0 KES 7,862

$206 KES 26.6K

-70.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,893 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.67 KES 1,505

$18.34 KES 2,366

-36.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.06 KES 3,104

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.21 KES 5,058

$64.4 KES 8,307

-39.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$19.46 KES 2,511

$56.2 KES 7,253

-65.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.7K

$453 KES 58.4K

-74.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.3 KES 12.0K

$183 KES 23.6K

-48.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 KES 34.8K

$1,111 KES 143.3K

-75.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$148 KES 19.1K

$429 KES 55.4K

-65.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,546 KES 199.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$911 KES 117.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$393 KES 50.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

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

Last update for Bungoma: January 12, 2026

Last update for Nairobi: January 10, 2026

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