Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Eldoret Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Eldoret

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 37.2% cheaper than Eldoret without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 15.6% cheaper than Eldoret without rent, and 39.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$5.33 KES 687

-59.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,933

$38.47 KES 4,961

-20.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.76 KES 872

Cappuccino

$2.45 KES 316

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

$1.53 KES 198

$0.72 KES 92.6

112.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$0.54 KES 69.4

79.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$2.34 KES 302

51.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$2.94 KES 379

20.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.75 KES 96.5

22.67%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 61.3

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$1.20 KES 154

5.00%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 393

$1.58 KES 204

93.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$3.94 KES 508

193.40%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 798

$3.69 KES 476

67.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$4.35 KES 561

14.48%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$3.17 KES 408

-0.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$0.87 KES 112

-13.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$1.63 KES 211

64.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$1.01 KES 131

-29.70%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.3

$0.53 KES 67.8

37.74%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$0.86 KES 111

-23.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.3

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.69 KES 89.3

-26.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.02 KES 390

Wine (Bottle)

$5.83 KES 751

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.70 KES 219

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.59 KES 205

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 KES 176

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 KES 201

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 KES 195

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 380

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.53 KES 197

-10.46%

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

$21.4K KES 2.8M

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

$19.7K KES 2.5M

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

$77.7 KES 10.0K

$34.60 KES 4,462

124.57%

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

$17.06 KES 2,199

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,066

$39.84 KES 5,138

-20.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,009

$38.17 KES 4,922

1.76%

Cinema Ticket

$5.06 KES 653

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

$63.8 KES 8,233

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,941 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.57 KES 1,492

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.25 KES 3,127

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.04 KES 2,456

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.41 KES 4,566

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$94.1 KES 12.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$89.3 KES 11.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$276 KES 35.6K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$623 KES 80.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Malindi: January 13, 2026

Last update for Eldoret: January 12, 2026

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