Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Kiambu Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Kiambu

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 2.2% cheaper than Kiambu without rent, and 30.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 8.5% cheaper than Kiambu without rent, and 20.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 KES 282

$3.12 KES 403

-29.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.23 KES 4,036

$19.44 KES 2,512

60.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.71 KES 609

Cappuccino

$1.9 KES 246

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

$1.58 KES 204

$0.53 KES 68.9

198.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 KES 117

$0.34 KES 43.43

167.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.51 KES 453

$1.75 KES 226

100.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 KES 442

$2.25 KES 291

52.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 KES 120

$0.64 KES 82.1

45.31%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.5

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.2 KES 156

$1.65 KES 213

-27.27%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 394

$1.3 KES 169

134.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.38 KES 1,471

$11.45 KES 1,480

-0.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.23 KES 805

$6.65 KES 859

-6.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.99 KES 645

$4.02 KES 519

24.13%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 407

$3.09 KES 399

1.94%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 97.5

$1.04 KES 135

-27.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 KES 345

$0.74 KES 95.7

260.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92

$0.55 KES 71.5

29.09%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$0.53 KES 69

49.06%

Onion (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.4

$0.76 KES 98.7

-6.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 KES 42.01

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KES 61.4

$0.4 KES 52.2

20.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.16 KES 408

Wine (Bottle)

$11.5 KES 1,487

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.22 KES 287

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 KES 365

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.52 KES 67.6

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.58 KES 204

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.38 KES 48.62

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.96 KES 383

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 KES 183

$1.53 KES 198

-7.19%

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

$21.8K KES 2.8M

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

$20.4K KES 2.6M

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

$76.3 KES 9,858

$28.07 KES 3,628

171.75%

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

$7.91 KES 1,022

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.46 KES 3,937

$28.72 KES 3,711

6.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.54 KES 4,981

$11.49 KES 1,485

235.42%

Cinema Ticket

$5.66 KES 732

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

$199 KES 25.7K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,003 KES 1M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$6.23 KES 806

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.37 KES 3,149

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$27.32 KES 3,531

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.44 KES 4,064

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$94.6 KES 12.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$386 KES 49.8K

$191 KES 24.6K

102.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$149 KES 19.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,137 KES 146.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$273 KES 35.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Malindi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kiambu: October 29, 2025

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