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 39.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Machakos is 33.4% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 41.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.31 KES 298

$5.38 KES 694

-57.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.53 KES 4,970

$38.46 KES 4,961

0.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.76 KES 871

$6.87 KES 886

-1.60%

Cappuccino

$1.88 KES 242

$2.43 KES 314

-22.63%

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

$0.76 KES 97.5

$0.71 KES 91.3

7.04%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 65.3

$0.53 KES 68.5

-3.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.89 KES 244

$2.34 KES 302

-19.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 KES 359

$2.96 KES 382

-6.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.41 KES 52.4

$0.87 KES 112

-52.87%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 KES 60.6

$0.52 KES 67.6

-9.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.64 KES 212

-51.83%

Eggs

$1.40 KES 181

$1.65 KES 212

-15.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.78 KES 1,520

$11.50 KES 1,484

2.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.63 KES 855

$6.68 KES 862

-0.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.76 KES 614

$5.65 KES 729

-15.75%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 KES 205

$3.06 KES 395

-48.04%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 97.3

$1.04 KES 134

-27.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.40 KES 52.1

$2.08 KES 268

-80.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.37 KES 48.34

$1.05 KES 135

-64.76%

Potato (1kg)

$0.78 KES 101

$1.04 KES 134

-25.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.78 KES 101

$1.16 KES 149

-32.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.5

$0.64 KES 83.0

7.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 KES 52.3

$0.74 KES 95.7

-44.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.02 KES 390

$3.01 KES 388

0.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.60 KES 1,497

$11.46 KES 1,479

1.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 KES 251

$2.20 KES 284

-11.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 KES 347

$2.79 KES 360

-3.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.80 KES 103

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.16 KES 4,019

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 KES 94.8

$1.53 KES 198

-52.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 KES 103

$1.51 KES 194

-47.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 KES 368

$2.92 KES 377

-2.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.50 KES 194

$1.54 KES 198

-2.60%

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

$21.6K KES 2.8M

$21.7K KES 2.8M

-0.77%

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

$20.1K KES 2.6M

$20.0K KES 2.6M

0.46%

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

$34.74 KES 4,482

$34.34 KES 4,430

1.16%

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

$7.56 KES 975

$17.10 KES 2,206

-55.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.75 KES 1,516

$39.63 KES 5,113

-70.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.48 KES 5,609

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.53 KES 2,648

Cinema Ticket

$6.24 KES 805

$6.03 KES 778

3.48%

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

$46.66 KES 6,020

$206 KES 26.6K

-77.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,128 KES 1.0M

$7,893 KES 1.0M

2.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.68 KES 1,507

$18.34 KES 2,366

-36.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.60 KES 3,044

$24.06 KES 3,104

-1.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.6 KES 8,589

$64.4 KES 8,307

3.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.53 KES 4,970

$56.2 KES 7,253

-31.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$93.2 KES 12.0K

$453 KES 58.4K

-79.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$69.1 KES 8,917

$183 KES 23.6K

-62.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$156 KES 20.1K

$1,111 KES 143.3K

-85.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$118 KES 15.2K

$429 KES 55.4K

-72.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,546 KES 199.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$911 KES 117.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$391 KES 50.5K

$393 KES 50.8K

-0.50%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Nairobi: January 10, 2026

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