Cost of Living Comparison Between Kilifi and Malindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Kilifi and Malindi

😐 Solo nomad: Kilifi is 17.6% more expensive than Malindi without rent, and 24.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kilifi is 10.6% cheaper than Malindi without rent, and 38.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.37 KES 306

$2.16 KES 279

9.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.90 KES 6,438

$31.17 KES 4,022

60.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.37 KES 306

Cappuccino

$1.95 KES 252

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

$0.76 KES 97.9

$1.51 KES 195

-49.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.76 KES 97.7

$0.90 KES 117

-15.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.88 KES 242

$3.46 KES 446

-45.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.51 KES 453

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 KES 124

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 KES 97.1

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.92 KES 247

$1.21 KES 156

58.68%

Eggs

$1.86 KES 240

$2.99 KES 386

-37.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 KES 1,503

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.28 KES 810

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.94 KES 637

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 KES 305

$3.02 KES 389

-21.52%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 KES 109

$0.74 KES 96.0

14.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.83 KES 236

$2.68 KES 346

-31.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.69 KES 89.6

$0.71 KES 92.0

-2.82%

Potato (1kg)

$0.63 KES 81.6

$0.79 KES 102

-20.25%

Onion (1kg)

$0.60 KES 78.0

$0.70 KES 90.9

-14.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 30.99

$0.51 KES 65.8

-52.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.63 KES 1,500

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 KES 252

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 KES 95.2

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 KES 3,431

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 KES 97.9

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

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

$15.62 KES 2,015

$78.5 KES 10.1K

-80.11%

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

$10.18 KES 1,313

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.48 KES 3,288

$30.60 KES 3,948

-16.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.65 KES 3,568

$38.57 KES 4,976

-28.31%

Cinema Ticket

$7.75 KES 1,000

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

$163 KES 21.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,088 KES 656.4K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.90 KES 1,277

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$9.05 KES 1,168

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$15.48 KES 1,997

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$17.54 KES 2,263

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$176 KES 22.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 KES 35.5K

$391 KES 50.5K

-29.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 KES 34.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$235 KES 30.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Kilifi: March 1, 2026

Last update for Malindi: February 28, 2026

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