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

🙂 Solo nomad: Machakos is 40.4% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 42.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Machakos is 31.8% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 41.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.38 KES 307

$5.35 KES 691

-55.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.98 KES 4,908

$38.93 KES 5,030

-2.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.88 KES 888

$6.89 KES 891

-0.15%

Cappuccino

$1.97 KES 254

$2.45 KES 317

-19.59%

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

$0.70 KES 90.6

$0.76 KES 98.2

-7.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.50 KES 64.9

$0.54 KES 70.3

-7.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.95 KES 252

$2.36 KES 305

-17.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 KES 359

$2.98 KES 386

-6.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.41 KES 52.8

$0.93 KES 120

-55.91%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 62.0

$0.56 KES 72.5

-14.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 KES 95.8

$1.60 KES 207

-53.75%

Eggs

$1.42 KES 184

$1.70 KES 220

-16.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.66 KES 1,507

$11.42 KES 1,476

2.10%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.57 KES 849

$6.88 KES 889

-4.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.73 KES 611

$5.47 KES 707

-13.53%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 KES 205

$3.15 KES 407

-49.52%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 KES 97.9

$1.05 KES 135

-27.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.38 KES 49.02

$2.11 KES 272

-81.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.37 KES 47.98

$1.01 KES 130

-63.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.80 KES 104

$1.03 KES 134

-22.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.3

$1.13 KES 146

-33.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.3

$0.69 KES 89.2

1.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 KES 48.31

$0.75 KES 97.1

-50.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.13 KES 404

$3.02 KES 391

3.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.80 KES 1,524

$11.87 KES 1,534

-0.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 KES 253

$2.28 KES 295

-14.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.70 KES 349

$2.73 KES 352

-1.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.46 KES 4,066

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.81 KES 104

$1.53 KES 198

-47.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.78 KES 101

$1.53 KES 198

-49.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 KES 368

$2.95 KES 381

-3.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.50 KES 194

$1.53 KES 198

-1.96%

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

$21.4K KES 2.8M

$21.9K KES 2.8M

-2.24%

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

$19.8K KES 2.6M

$20.4K KES 2.6M

-2.66%

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

$33.71 KES 4,356

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

$7.88 KES 1,019

$17.03 KES 2,201

-53.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.40 KES 1,473

$38.73 KES 5,004

-70.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.42 KES 5,482

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.09 KES 2,596

Cinema Ticket

$6.21 KES 803

$6.29 KES 812

-1.27%

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

$45.85 KES 5,925

$201 KES 26.0K

-77.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,881 KES 1.0M

$8,031 KES 1.0M

-1.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.68 KES 1,509

$18.05 KES 2,333

-35.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.91 KES 3,090

$24.44 KES 3,158

-2.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.7 KES 8,491

$64.4 KES 8,322

2.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.48 KES 4,972

$56.6 KES 7,314

-32.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$91.2 KES 11.8K

$455 KES 58.8K

-79.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$70.6 KES 9,127

$188 KES 24.3K

-62.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$156 KES 20.2K

$1,114 KES 144.0K

-86.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$118 KES 15.2K

$427 KES 55.2K

-72.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,605 KES 207.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$906 KES 117.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$381 KES 49.3K

$396 KES 51.1K

-3.60%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Nairobi: March 1, 2026

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