Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 71.6% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 84.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 63.1% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 81.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.09 KES 269

$15.73 €13.24

-86.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.63 KES 3,950

$62.5 €52.6

-51.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.41 €8.76

Cappuccino

$2.92 €2.46

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

$1.51 KES 195

$2.23 €1.88

-32.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.94 KES 122

$1.57 €1.32

-40.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 KES 447

$3.42 €2.88

1.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 KES 460

$3.88 €3.27

-7.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 KES 118

$1.09 €0.92

-16.51%

White Bread (500g)

$1.77 €1.49

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 KES 158

$1.68 €1.41

-27.38%

Eggs

$2.99 KES 386

$3.22 €2.71

-7.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.64 KES 1,501

$13.44 €11.32

-13.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.27 KES 809

$7.74 €6.52

-18.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.02 KES 647

$15.84 €13.34

-68.31%

Apples (1kg)

$3.00 KES 387

$2.27 €1.91

32.16%

Banana (1kg)

$0.79 KES 103

$1.67 €1.40

-52.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.76 KES 355

$2.01 €1.69

37.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.67 KES 86.8

$2.47 €2.08

-72.87%

Potato (1kg)

$0.80 KES 103

$1.85 €1.56

-56.76%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.6

$1.97 €1.66

-66.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.92 €1.62

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KES 61.9

$0.85 €0.71

-43.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.89 €5.80

Wine (Bottle)

$5.96 €5.02

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.37 €1.15

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 €2.52

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.34 €1.97

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.41 €39.08

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.29 €3.61

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.82 €0.69

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.37 €15.47

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 KES 179

$2.00 €1.68

-30.50%

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

$34.1K €28.7K

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

$39.0K €32.8K

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

$77.0 KES 9,925

$150 €126

-48.77%

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

$20.49 €17.25

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.07 KES 4,007

$39.58 €33.33

-21.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.29 KES 4,938

$49.50 €41.68

-22.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.69 €15.74

Cinema Ticket

$9.42 €7.93

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

$611 €514

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.2K €13.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 €85.3

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.10 €35.45

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.1 €79.2

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 €101

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,628 €1,371

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,249 €1,052

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$385 KES 49.7K

$3,064 €2,580

-87.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,010 €1,692

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,786 €6,556

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,388 €3,695

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,594 €1,342

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

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

Last update for Malindi: February 1, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: February 2, 2026

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