Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Kisumu Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Kisumu

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 46.2% cheaper than Kisumu without rent, and 41.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 16.7% cheaper than Kisumu without rent, and 37% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$4.75 KES 613

-54.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,935

$23.34 KES 3,011

30.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.75 KES 870

Cappuccino

$2.31 KES 297

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

$1.53 KES 198

$0.60 KES 76.9

155.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$0.50 KES 64.1

94.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$1.95 KES 252

81.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$2.86 KES 368

23.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.52 KES 66.8

76.92%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.1

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$1.64 KES 211

-23.17%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 394

$1.69 KES 218

80.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$11.45 KES 1,477

0.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 799

$6.94 KES 895

-10.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$5.16 KES 665

-3.49%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$3.08 KES 397

2.27%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$1.04 KES 134

-27.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$2.13 KES 275

25.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$1.05 KES 136

-32.38%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.4

$1.06 KES 137

-31.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$0.91 KES 118

-27.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 83.7

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.74 KES 95.0

-31.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.12 KES 402

Wine (Bottle)

$7.82 KES 1,008

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.26 KES 292

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.35 KES 303

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 KES 104

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.11 KES 2,982

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.58 KES 204

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.52 KES 196

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 KES 368

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.59 KES 205

-13.84%

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)

$19.9K KES 2.6M

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

$77.7 KES 10.0K

$34.33 KES 4,428

126.33%

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

$17.08 KES 2,203

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,068

$39.39 KES 5,081

-19.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,011

$23.25 KES 3,000

67.05%

Cinema Ticket

$6.27 KES 808

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

$114 KES 14.8K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,149 KES 1.1M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.42 KES 1,474

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.69 KES 2,540

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$15.28 KES 1,972

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.76 KES 2,033

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$137 KES 17.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 KES 13.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.3K

$346 KES 44.6K

10.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 KES 28.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$789 KES 101.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$790 KES 101.9K

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 Kisumu: January 12, 2026

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