Cost of Living Comparison Between Kisii and Kilifi Cost of Living Comparison Between Kisii and Kilifi

🙂 Solo nomad: Kisii is 79.8% cheaper than Kilifi without rent, and 84.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kisii is 86.1% cheaper than Kilifi without rent, and 88% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kisii
Kilifi
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
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$2.38 KES 308
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$50.8 KES 6,565
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$2.29 KES 296
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Cappuccino
$1.43 KES 185
$1.91 KES 247
-25.13%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.34 KES 173
$0.79 KES 102
69.62%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.75 KES 97.4
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.74 KES 225
$1.89 KES 244
-7.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 KES 307
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kisii
Kilifi
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
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$0.91 KES 117
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White Bread (500g)
$0.48 KES 62.1
$0.8 KES 103
-40.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
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$1.87 KES 242
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Eggs
$1.89 KES 244
$1.88 KES 242
0.53%
Apples (1kg)
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$2.3 KES 298
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Banana (1kg)
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$0.85 KES 109
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Oranges (1kg)
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$1.81 KES 234
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Tomato (1kg)
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$0.64 KES 83
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Potato (1kg)
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$0.65 KES 83.7
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Onion (1kg)
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$0.6 KES 77.7
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
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$0.24 KES 31.18
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Wine (Bottle)
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$11.65 KES 1,505
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.94 KES 251
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🚌 Getting Around
Kisii
Kilifi
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.4 KES 51.8
$0.79 KES 102
-49.37%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$15.49 KES 2,002
$27.62 KES 3,570
-43.92%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.73 KES 94.8
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$0.73 KES 94.6
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Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.56 KES 202
$1.3 KES 168
20.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$11.4K KES 1.5M
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kisii
Kilifi
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$15.51 KES 2,004
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
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$10.2 KES 1,318
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Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
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$25.28 KES 3,268
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🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kisii
Kilifi
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
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$27.98 KES 3,616
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Cinema Ticket
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$7.69 KES 994
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Kisii
Kilifi
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$165 KES 21.3K
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International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$4,932 KES 637.4K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kisii
Kilifi
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
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$9.56 KES 1,235
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Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
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$8.87 KES 1,146
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
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$15.61 KES 2,017
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
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$17.6 KES 2,274
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🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kisii
Kilifi
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$175 KES 22.6K
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1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
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$114 KES 14.8K
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3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$270 KES 34.9K
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3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
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$263 KES 34K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Kisii
Kilifi
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
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$233 KES 30.1K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
8
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Last update for Kisii: October 28, 2025

Last update for Kilifi: October 29, 2025

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