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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 27% cheaper than Kiambu without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 10.5% cheaper than Kiambu without rent, and 18.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$3.18 KES 410

-32.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,935

$19.33 KES 2,493

57.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.62 KES 595

Cappuccino

$1.95 KES 251

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

$1.53 KES 198

$0.50 KES 64.8

206.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$0.37 KES 47.37

162.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$1.76 KES 228

101.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$2.37 KES 305

49.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.69 KES 88.8

33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.49 KES 63.5

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$1.59 KES 206

-20.75%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 394

$1.30 KES 167

134.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$11.65 KES 1,502

-0.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 799

$6.65 KES 858

-6.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$4.04 KES 522

23.27%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$3.02 KES 390

4.30%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$1.04 KES 134

-27.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$0.78 KES 101

243.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$0.59 KES 76.1

20.34%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.4

$0.58 KES 75.3

25.86%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$0.71 KES 91.0

-7.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.30 KES 38.10

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.38 KES 48.87

34.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.02 KES 390

Wine (Bottle)

$11.64 KES 1,501

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.23 KES 287

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 KES 360

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.53 KES 68.0

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 195

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.37 KES 48.27

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.83 KES 365

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.51 KES 195

-9.27%

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)

$20.1K KES 2.6M

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

$77.7 KES 10.0K

$28.03 KES 3,616

177.20%

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

$7.66 KES 988

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,068

$28.99 KES 3,739

8.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,011

$11.42 KES 1,473

240.11%

Cinema Ticket

$5.87 KES 757

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

$205 KES 26.4K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,941 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$6.07 KES 783

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.71 KES 3,058

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$27.14 KES 3,502

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.94 KES 3,991

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$115 KES 14.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.0 KES 12.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.3K

$195 KES 25.1K

96.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$144 KES 18.6K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,179 KES 152.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$271 KES 35.0K

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 Kiambu: January 13, 2026

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