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

🙂 Solo nomad: Machakos is 59.5% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 80.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Machakos is 52% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 75% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.31 KES 298
$16.09 €13.89
-85.64%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$39.11 KES 5,054
$64.1 €55.3
-38.96%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.63 KES 857
$10.28 €8.88
-35.51%
Cappuccino
$1.87 KES 242
$2.78 €2.4
-32.73%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.7 KES 90.7
$2.23 €1.92
-68.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.51 KES 65.5
$1.57 €1.35
-67.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.9 KES 245
$3.41 €2.95
-44.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.65 KES 343
$3.82 €3.3
-30.63%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.41 KES 52.8
$1.14 €0.98
-64.04%
White Bread (500g)
$0.44 KES 57.2
$1.73 €1.49
-74.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.76 KES 98
$1.67 €1.44
-54.49%
Eggs
$1.37 KES 178
$3.13 €2.7
-56.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.47 KES 1,482
$13.31 €11.5
-13.82%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.9 KES 892
$7.99 €6.9
-13.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.56 KES 589
$15.97 €13.79
-71.45%
Apples (1kg)
$1.58 KES 204
$2.28 €1.97
-30.70%
Banana (1kg)
$0.75 KES 97.5
$1.7 €1.47
-55.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.41 KES 52.6
$2.04 €1.76
-79.90%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.4 KES 52.2
$2.55 €2.2
-84.31%
Potato (1kg)
$0.8 KES 104
$1.76 €1.52
-54.55%
Onion (1kg)
$0.76 KES 97.7
$2.05 €1.77
-62.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.64 KES 83.2
$1.98 €1.71
-67.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.38 KES 48.73
$0.81 €0.7
-53.09%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.03 KES 392
$6.59 €5.69
-54.02%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.65 KES 1,505
$5.87 €5.07
98.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.94 KES 251
$1.33 €1.15
45.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.78 KES 360
$2.92 €2.52
-4.79%
🚌 Getting Around
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$2.27 €1.96
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.75 KES 97.3
$4.23 €3.66
-82.27%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.8 KES 103
$0.86 €0.75
-6.98%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.94 KES 380
$18.68 €16.13
-84.26%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.45 KES 187
$2.09 €1.81
-30.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.1K KES 2.9M
$34.5K €29.8K
-36.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20K KES 2.6M
$39.6K €34.2K
-49.66%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.05 KES 4,401
$148 €128
-77.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.71 KES 997
$20.98 €18.11
-63.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.83 KES 1,529
$39.65 €34.24
-70.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$47.92 €41.37
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.32 KES 817
$9.38 €8.1
-32.62%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$46.98 KES 6,072
$607 €524
-92.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,164 KES 1.1M
$16.1K €13.9K
-49.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.76 KES 1,520
$104 €90.1
-88.74%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$23.69 KES 3,061
$41.09 €35.48
-42.35%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$64.5 KES 8,337
$92.7 €80
-30.37%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.4 KES 4,963
$119 €102
-67.64%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$91.5 KES 11.8K
$1,592 €1,375
-94.25%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$70.2 KES 9,076
$1,262 €1,090
-94.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$154 KES 19.9K
$3,046 €2,630
-94.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$114 KES 14.7K
$2,069 €1,787
-94.49%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Machakos
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$383 KES 49.5K
$1,462 €1,263
-73.84%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
14.84
3.81
289.50%

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Last update for Machakos: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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