Cost of Living Comparison Between Machakos and Nairobi Cost of Living Comparison Between Machakos and Nairobi

🙂 Solo nomad: Machakos is 36.3% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 42.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Machakos is 20.5% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 40% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.31 KES 298

$5.39 KES 696

-57.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.11 KES 5,054

$38.5 KES 4,976

1.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.63 KES 857

$6.88 KES 889

-3.63%

Cappuccino

$1.87 KES 242

$2.48 KES 320

-24.60%

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

$0.7 KES 90.7

$0.74 KES 96.3

-5.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 65.5

$0.5 KES 65

2.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.9 KES 245

$2.38 KES 308

-20.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.65 KES 343

$2.91 KES 377

-8.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.41 KES 52.8

$0.88 KES 114

-53.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.44 KES 57.2

$0.53 KES 68.1

-16.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.76 KES 98

$1.65 KES 214

-53.94%

Eggs

$1.37 KES 178

$1.67 KES 216

-17.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.47 KES 1,482

$11.8 KES 1,525

-2.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.9 KES 892

$6.79 KES 878

1.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.56 KES 589

$5.54 KES 715

-17.69%

Apples (1kg)

$1.58 KES 204

$3.16 KES 409

-50.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 97.5

$1.08 KES 140

-30.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.41 KES 52.6

$2.14 KES 276

-80.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.4 KES 52.2

$1.01 KES 131

-60.40%

Potato (1kg)

$0.8 KES 104

$1.02 KES 132

-21.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.76 KES 97.7

$1.17 KES 151

-35.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.64 KES 83.2

$0.65 KES 84.3

-1.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 KES 48.73

$0.75 KES 96.5

-49.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.03 KES 392

$3.13 KES 404

-3.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.65 KES 1,505

$11.69 KES 1,510

-0.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.94 KES 251

$2.18 KES 281

-11.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 KES 360

$2.77 KES 359

0.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 103

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.91 KES 3,995

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.75 KES 97.3

$1.52 KES 197

-50.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.8 KES 103

$1.56 KES 201

-48.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.94 KES 380

$2.87 KES 372

2.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.45 KES 187

$1.59 KES 206

-8.81%

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

$22.1K KES 2.9M

$21.4K KES 2.8M

2.94%

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

$20K KES 2.6M

$20.2K KES 2.6M

-1.14%

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

$34.05 KES 4,401

$34.87 KES 4,507

-2.35%

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

$7.71 KES 997

$16.84 KES 2,176

-54.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.83 KES 1,529

$39.05 KES 5,046

-69.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.91 KES 5,546

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.93 KES 2,576

Cinema Ticket

$6.32 KES 817

$6.29 KES 813

0.48%

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

$46.98 KES 6,072

$207 KES 26.7K

-77.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,164 KES 1.1M

$7,963 KES 1M

2.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.76 KES 1,520

$18.49 KES 2,390

-36.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.69 KES 3,061

$23.58 KES 3,047

0.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.5 KES 8,337

$64.1 KES 8,289

0.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.4 KES 4,963

$56 KES 7,233

-31.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$91.5 KES 11.8K

$439 KES 56.8K

-79.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$70.2 KES 9,076

$188 KES 24.4K

-62.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$154 KES 19.9K

$1,125 KES 145.4K

-86.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.7K

$430 KES 55.5K

-73.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,867 KES 241.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,085 KES 140.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$383 KES 49.5K

$413 KES 53.3K

-7.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

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

Last update for Machakos: October 29, 2025

Last update for Nairobi: October 28, 2025

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