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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 21.4% cheaper than Embu without rent, and 30.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 28.9% cheaper than Embu without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 KES 282

$5.44 KES 702

-59.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.21 KES 4,031

$30.56 KES 3,947

2.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.41 KES 698

Cappuccino

$2.27 KES 293

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

$1.58 KES 204

$0.36 KES 46.82

338.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 KES 116

$0.24 KES 31.14

275.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.52 KES 454

$2.34 KES 302

50.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.53 KES 455

$2.88 KES 371

22.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 KES 117

$0.52 KES 67.2

75.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.2

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 KES 159

$1.00 KES 130

23.00%

Eggs

$3.02 KES 390

$1.63 KES 210

85.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.52 KES 1,488

$3.83 KES 494

200.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.35 KES 821

$3.35 KES 433

89.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.91 KES 634

$4.24 KES 547

15.80%

Apples (1kg)

$3.03 KES 391

$3.08 KES 398

-1.62%

Banana (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.04 KES 135

-24.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.77 KES 357

$2.11 KES 272

31.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.72 KES 92.7

$0.41 KES 52.5

75.61%

Potato (1kg)

$0.74 KES 96.0

$0.69 KES 88.8

7.25%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 KES 90.7

$0.91 KES 118

-23.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.4

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.57 KES 73.1

-10.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.08 KES 398

Wine (Bottle)

$11.77 KES 1,520

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 KES 282

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.80 KES 362

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.18 KES 152

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 195

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.55 KES 201

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.84 KES 367

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 KES 186

$1.42 KES 183

1.41%

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

$21.3K KES 2.7M

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

$12.3K KES 1.6M

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

$77.9 KES 10.1K

$33.79 KES 4,363

130.48%

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

$17.11 KES 2,210

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.83 KES 3,982

$39.08 KES 5,047

-21.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.57 KES 4,981

$17.44 KES 2,252

121.16%

Cinema Ticket

$4.36 KES 564

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

$204 KES 26.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,070 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.05 KES 1,169

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.05 KES 3,106

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.5 KES 8,326

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.61 KES 2,016

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$76.0 KES 9,808

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$53.2 KES 6,866

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$394 KES 50.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$92.0 KES 11.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$270 KES 34.9K

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Embu: April 12, 2026

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