Cost of Living Comparison Between Kilifi and Nairobi Cost of Living Comparison Between Kilifi and Nairobi

🙂 Solo nomad: Kilifi is 37.1% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 45.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kilifi is 47% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 38.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.37 KES 306

$5.35 KES 690

-55.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.90 KES 6,438

$38.93 KES 5,023

28.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.37 KES 306

$6.89 KES 889

-65.60%

Cappuccino

$1.95 KES 252

$2.45 KES 316

-20.41%

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

$0.76 KES 97.9

$0.76 KES 98.1

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.76 KES 97.7

$0.54 KES 70.2

40.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.88 KES 242

$2.36 KES 305

-20.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 KES 385

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 KES 124

$0.93 KES 119

3.23%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 KES 97.1

$0.56 KES 72.4

33.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.92 KES 247

$1.60 KES 207

20.00%

Eggs

$1.86 KES 240

$1.70 KES 220

9.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.42 KES 1,474

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.88 KES 888

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.47 KES 706

Apples (1kg)

$2.37 KES 305

$3.15 KES 406

-24.76%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 KES 109

$1.05 KES 135

-19.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.83 KES 236

$2.11 KES 272

-13.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.69 KES 89.6

$1.01 KES 130

-31.68%

Potato (1kg)

$0.63 KES 81.6

$1.03 KES 133

-38.83%

Onion (1kg)

$0.60 KES 78.0

$1.13 KES 146

-46.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.0

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 30.99

$0.75 KES 97.0

-68.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.02 KES 390

Wine (Bottle)

$11.63 KES 1,500

$11.87 KES 1,532

-2.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 KES 252

$2.28 KES 294

-14.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 KES 352

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 KES 95.2

$0.79 KES 102

-6.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.59 KES 3,431

$31.46 KES 4,060

-15.48%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 KES 97.9

$1.53 KES 197

-50.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 380

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.53 KES 198

-10.46%

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

$21.9K KES 2.8M

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

$20.4K KES 2.6M

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

$15.62 KES 2,015

$33.71 KES 4,350

-53.66%

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

$10.18 KES 1,313

$17.03 KES 2,197

-40.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.48 KES 3,288

$38.73 KES 4,997

-34.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.65 KES 3,568

$42.42 KES 5,474

-34.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.09 KES 2,592

Cinema Ticket

$7.75 KES 1,000

$6.29 KES 811

23.21%

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

$163 KES 21.1K

$201 KES 25.9K

-18.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,088 KES 656.4K

$8,031 KES 1.0M

-36.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.90 KES 1,277

$18.05 KES 2,329

-45.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$9.05 KES 1,168

$24.44 KES 3,153

-62.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$15.48 KES 1,997

$64.4 KES 8,309

-75.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$17.54 KES 2,263

$56.6 KES 7,302

-69.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$176 KES 22.7K

$455 KES 58.7K

-61.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.7K

$188 KES 24.2K

-39.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 KES 35.5K

$1,114 KES 143.7K

-75.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 KES 34.3K

$427 KES 55.1K

-37.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,605 KES 207.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$906 KES 116.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$235 KES 30.3K

$396 KES 51.0K

-40.70%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

-46.09%

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

Last update for Kilifi: March 1, 2026

Last update for Nairobi: March 1, 2026

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