Cost of Living Comparison Between Embu and Nairobi Cost of Living Comparison Between Embu and Nairobi

🙂 Solo nomad: Embu is 26% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 38.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Embu is 27.3% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 40.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.29 KES 684

$5.39 KES 696

-1.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.57 KES 4,080

$38.5 KES 4,976

-18.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.56 KES 719

$6.88 KES 889

-19.19%

Cappuccino

$2.29 KES 295

$2.48 KES 320

-7.66%

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

$0.37 KES 47.48

$0.74 KES 96.3

-50.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.03

$0.5 KES 65

-52.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 KES 305

$2.38 KES 308

-0.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 KES 376

$2.91 KES 377

Milk (1 liter)

$0.53 KES 67.9

$0.88 KES 114

-39.77%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 62.5

$0.53 KES 68.1

-9.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 KES 123

$1.65 KES 214

-42.42%

Eggs

$1.65 KES 213

$1.67 KES 216

-1.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.86 KES 499

$11.8 KES 1,525

-67.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.38 KES 437

$6.79 KES 878

-50.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.17 KES 538

$5.54 KES 715

-24.73%

Apples (1kg)

$3.03 KES 392

$3.16 KES 409

-4.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.08 KES 140

-3.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 KES 282

$2.14 KES 276

1.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 KES 52.8

$1.01 KES 131

-59.41%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 KES 89.5

$1.02 KES 132

-32.35%

Onion (1kg)

$0.89 KES 115

$1.17 KES 151

-23.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 88.2

$0.65 KES 84.3

4.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.5

$0.75 KES 96.5

-29.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 KES 397

$3.13 KES 404

-1.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.51 KES 1,488

$11.69 KES 1,510

-1.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 KES 295

$2.18 KES 281

5.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 KES 347

$2.77 KES 359

-3.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.18 KES 152

$0.79 KES 103

49.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.91 KES 3,995

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 195

$1.52 KES 197

-0.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 KES 202

$1.56 KES 201

0.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 382

$2.87 KES 372

2.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 KES 189

$1.59 KES 206

-7.55%

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

$21.4K KES 2.8M

-0.37%

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

$12.4K KES 1.6M

$20.2K KES 2.6M

-38.74%

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

$34.82 KES 4,500

$34.87 KES 4,507

-0.14%

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

$16.97 KES 2,193

$16.84 KES 2,176

0.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.44 KES 5,098

$39.05 KES 5,046

1.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.14 KES 2,215

$42.91 KES 5,546

-60.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.93 KES 2,576

Cinema Ticket

$4.24 KES 548

$6.29 KES 813

-32.59%

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

$206 KES 26.6K

$207 KES 26.7K

-0.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,061 KES 1M

$7,963 KES 1M

1.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.2 KES 1,189

$18.49 KES 2,390

-50.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.89 KES 3,088

$23.58 KES 3,047

1.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.1 KES 8,286

$64.1 KES 8,289

-0.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.69 KES 2,028

$56 KES 7,233

-71.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$77.3 KES 9,985

$439 KES 56.8K

-82.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$55 KES 7,103

$188 KES 24.4K

-70.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,125 KES 145.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$91.7 KES 11.9K

$430 KES 55.5K

-78.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,867 KES 241.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,085 KES 140.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$268 KES 34.6K

$413 KES 53.3K

-35.08%

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 Embu: October 27, 2025

Last update for Nairobi: October 28, 2025

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