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Cost of Living Comparison Between Machakos and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Machakos and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Machakos is 59% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 79.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Machakos is 59% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 76.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.31 KES 298
$16.17 €13.94
-85.71%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$38.53 KES 4,970
$63.5 €54.7
-39.29%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.76 KES 871
$10.40 €8.96
-35.00%
Cappuccino
$1.88 KES 242
$2.77 €2.38
-32.13%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.76 KES 97.5
$2.32 €2.00
-67.24%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.51 KES 65.3
$1.54 €1.33
-66.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.89 KES 244
$3.55 €3.06
-46.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.78 KES 359
$3.90 €3.36
-28.72%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.41 KES 52.4
$1.13 €0.98
-63.72%
White Bread (500g)
$0.47 KES 60.6
$1.83 €1.58
-74.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.79 KES 102
$1.77 €1.53
-55.37%
Eggs
$1.40 KES 181
$3.13 €2.70
-55.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.78 KES 1,520
$13.19 €11.37
-10.69%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.63 KES 855
$7.80 €6.73
-15.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.76 KES 614
$15.93 €13.73
-70.12%
Apples (1kg)
$1.59 KES 205
$2.27 €1.96
-29.96%
Banana (1kg)
$0.75 KES 97.3
$1.72 €1.48
-56.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.40 KES 52.1
$1.98 €1.71
-79.80%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.37 KES 48.34
$2.44 €2.10
-84.84%
Potato (1kg)
$0.78 KES 101
$1.80 €1.55
-56.67%
Onion (1kg)
$0.78 KES 101
$2.05 €1.77
-61.95%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.69 KES 89.5
$1.91 €1.65
-63.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.41 KES 52.3
$0.78 €0.68
-47.44%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.02 KES 390
$6.65 €5.73
-54.59%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.60 KES 1,497
$5.67 €4.89
104.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.95 KES 251
$1.33 €1.15
46.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.69 KES 347
$3.00 €2.59
-10.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$2.34 €2.02
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.03 €39.68
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.73 KES 94.8
$4.25 €3.67
-82.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.80 KES 103
$0.80 €0.69
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.85 KES 368
$18.60 €16.03
-84.68%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.50 KES 194
$2.07 €1.78
-27.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.6K KES 2.8M
$34.2K €29.5K
-36.91%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.1K KES 2.6M
$39.0K €33.6K
-48.43%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.74 KES 4,482
$147 €127
-76.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.56 KES 975
$20.52 €17.69
-63.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.75 KES 1,516
$40.18 €34.64
-70.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$49.53 €42.70
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.68 €16.10
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.24 KES 805
$9.10 €7.85
-31.43%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$46.66 KES 6,020
$613 €529
-92.39%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,128 KES 1.0M
$16.3K €14.1K
-50.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.68 KES 1,507
$102 €88.2
-88.58%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$23.60 KES 3,044
$40.77 €35.14
-42.11%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$66.6 KES 8,589
$94.6 €81.6
-29.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.53 KES 4,970
$119 €102
-67.49%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$93.2 KES 12.0K
$1,625 €1,401
-94.26%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$69.1 KES 8,917
$1,253 €1,080
-94.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$156 KES 20.1K
$3,126 €2,695
-95.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$118 KES 15.2K
$2,042 €1,760
-94.22%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,814 €6,735
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,389 €3,783
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$391 KES 50.5K
$1,516 €1,307
-74.18%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
14.84
3.81
289.50%

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Last update for Machakos: January 13, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

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