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

🙂 Solo nomad: Garissa is 32.3% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 37.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Garissa is 39.9% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 41.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.40 KES 825

$5.38 KES 694

18.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.06 KES 2,974

$38.46 KES 4,961

-40.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.77 KES 357

$6.87 KES 886

-59.68%

Cappuccino

$4.38 KES 565

$2.43 KES 314

80.25%

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

$1.15 KES 148

$0.71 KES 91.3

61.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 KES 89.0

$0.53 KES 68.5

30.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.89 KES 244

$2.34 KES 302

-19.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 KES 353

$2.96 KES 382

-7.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 KES 111

$0.87 KES 112

-1.15%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 62.6

$0.52 KES 67.6

-7.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.09 KES 140

$1.64 KES 212

-33.54%

Eggs

$1.70 KES 219

$1.65 KES 212

3.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.50 KES 1,484

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.29 KES 812

$6.68 KES 862

-5.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.35 KES 561

$5.65 KES 729

-23.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 390

$3.06 KES 395

-1.31%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 KES 292

$1.04 KES 134

117.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.11 KES 402

$2.08 KES 268

49.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 KES 82.2

$1.05 KES 135

-39.05%

Potato (1kg)

$0.88 KES 113

$1.04 KES 134

-15.38%

Onion (1kg)

$1.14 KES 147

$1.16 KES 149

-1.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.4

$0.64 KES 83.0

7.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 KES 58.0

$0.74 KES 95.7

-39.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.34 KES 302

$3.01 KES 388

-22.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.88 KES 888

$11.46 KES 1,479

-39.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 KES 238

$2.20 KES 284

-16.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 KES 427

$2.79 KES 360

18.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.80 KES 103

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.16 KES 4,019

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.31 KES 298

$1.53 KES 198

50.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 KES 194

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.92 KES 377

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.54 KES 198

-32.47%

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)

$9,232 KES 1.2M

$20.0K KES 2.6M

-53.93%

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

$15.44 KES 1,992

$34.34 KES 4,430

-55.04%

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

$17.10 KES 2,206

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.19 KES 2,991

$39.63 KES 5,113

-41.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.23 KES 2,997

$43.48 KES 5,609

-46.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.53 KES 2,648

Cinema Ticket

$6.03 KES 778

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

$206 KES 26.6K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,893 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.45 KES 1,477

$18.34 KES 2,366

-37.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.87 KES 1,015

$24.06 KES 3,104

-67.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.47 KES 3,027

$64.4 KES 8,307

-63.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$23.35 KES 3,012

$56.2 KES 7,253

-58.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$101 KES 13.0K

$453 KES 58.4K

-77.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$78.5 KES 10.1K

$183 KES 23.6K

-57.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$191 KES 24.6K

$1,111 KES 143.3K

-82.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$173 KES 22.3K

$429 KES 55.4K

-59.80%

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)

$128 KES 16.5K

$393 KES 50.8K

-67.52%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Nairobi: January 10, 2026

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