Cost of Living Comparison Between Garissa and Nairobi Cost of Living Comparison Between Garissa and Nairobi

🙂 Solo nomad: Garissa is 25.3% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 41.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Garissa is 42.5% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 40.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.45 KES 833

$5.39 KES 696

19.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.18 KES 2,995

$38.5 KES 4,976

-39.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.69 KES 347

$6.88 KES 889

-60.90%

Cappuccino

$4.29 KES 554

$2.48 KES 320

72.98%

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

$1.1 KES 142

$0.74 KES 96.3

48.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 KES 88

$0.5 KES 65

36.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.9 KES 245

$2.38 KES 308

-20.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 KES 348

$2.91 KES 377

-7.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.84 KES 108

$0.88 KES 114

-4.55%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.8

$0.53 KES 68.1

-1.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.1 KES 143

$1.65 KES 214

-33.33%

Eggs

$1.63 KES 210

$1.67 KES 216

-2.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.8 KES 1,525

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.09 KES 787

$6.79 KES 878

-10.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.25 KES 549

$5.54 KES 715

-23.29%

Apples (1kg)

$3.18 KES 411

$3.16 KES 409

0.63%

Banana (1kg)

$2.27 KES 293

$1.08 KES 140

110.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.02 KES 391

$2.14 KES 276

41.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 KES 82.1

$1.01 KES 131

-36.63%

Potato (1kg)

$0.83 KES 107

$1.02 KES 132

-18.63%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 KES 154

$1.17 KES 151

1.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.6

$0.65 KES 84.3

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 KES 61.3

$0.75 KES 96.5

-37.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.34 KES 302

$3.13 KES 404

-25.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.75 KES 872

$11.69 KES 1,510

-42.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 KES 239

$2.18 KES 281

-15.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.28 KES 424

$2.77 KES 359

18.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 103

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.91 KES 3,995

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.29 KES 296

$1.52 KES 197

50.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 KES 201

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.87 KES 372

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 KES 140

$1.59 KES 206

-32.08%

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

$21.4K KES 2.8M

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

$9,130 KES 1.2M

$20.2K KES 2.6M

-54.78%

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

$15.34 KES 1,982

$34.87 KES 4,507

-56.01%

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

$16.84 KES 2,176

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.47 KES 3,033

$39.05 KES 5,046

-39.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.8 KES 2,947

$42.91 KES 5,546

-46.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.93 KES 2,576

Cinema Ticket

$6.29 KES 813

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

$207 KES 26.7K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,963 KES 1M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.49 KES 1,485

$18.49 KES 2,390

-37.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.69 KES 994

$23.58 KES 3,047

-67.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.59 KES 3,049

$64.1 KES 8,289

-63.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$22.9 KES 2,960

$56 KES 7,233

-59.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$101 KES 13.1K

$439 KES 56.8K

-76.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.1 KES 9,966

$188 KES 24.4K

-59.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$195 KES 25.1K

$1,125 KES 145.4K

-82.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$167 KES 21.6K

$430 KES 55.5K

-61.06%

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)

$129 KES 16.6K

$413 KES 53.3K

-68.86%

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 Garissa: October 27, 2025

Last update for Nairobi: October 28, 2025

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