Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Embu Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Embu

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 38% cheaper than Embu without rent, and 29.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 1.6% cheaper than Embu without rent, and 24.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$5.40 KES 697

-60.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,933

$31.23 KES 4,028

-2.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.33 KES 688

Cappuccino

$2.31 KES 298

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

$1.53 KES 198

$0.33 KES 43.04

363.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$0.24 KES 31.13

304.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$2.37 KES 306

49.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$2.96 KES 381

19.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.52 KES 67.1

76.92%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.3

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$0.99 KES 128

27.27%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 393

$1.63 KES 210

87.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$3.80 KES 490

204.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 798

$3.27 KES 422

89.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$4.02 KES 519

23.88%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$3.17 KES 409

-0.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$1.08 KES 139

-30.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$2.14 KES 276

25.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$0.41 KES 52.2

73.17%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.3

$0.68 KES 87.6

7.35%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$0.91 KES 117

-27.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 87.9

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.53 KES 68.0

-3.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.18 KES 410

Wine (Bottle)

$11.51 KES 1,484

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.19 KES 283

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 KES 363

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.14 KES 147

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 KES 203

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 KES 197

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 380

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.43 KES 184

-4.20%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

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

$12.2K KES 1.6M

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

$77.7 KES 10.0K

$34.16 KES 4,405

127.46%

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

$17.04 KES 2,197

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,066

$38.35 KES 4,946

-17.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,009

$17.48 KES 2,253

122.20%

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 KES 560

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

$203 KES 26.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,099 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.22 KES 1,188

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.95 KES 3,088

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.1 KES 8,526

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.51 KES 2,000

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$76.5 KES 9,863

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$55.1 KES 7,107

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$94.1 KES 12.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$270 KES 34.8K

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 Malindi: January 13, 2026

Last update for Embu: January 12, 2026

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