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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 64.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 84.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 67.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 82% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 KES 282

$15.82 €13.41

-86.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.21 KES 4,031

$64.4 €54.6

-51.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.37 €8.79

Cappuccino

$2.89 €2.45

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

$1.58 KES 204

$2.23 €1.89

-29.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 KES 116

$1.55 €1.31

-41.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.52 KES 454

$3.38 €2.87

4.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.53 KES 455

$3.90 €3.31

-9.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 KES 117

$1.12 €0.95

-18.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.80 €1.52

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 KES 159

$1.75 €1.48

-29.71%

Eggs

$3.02 KES 390

$3.17 €2.69

-4.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.52 KES 1,488

$13.50 €11.45

-14.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.35 KES 821

$7.79 €6.61

-18.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.91 KES 634

$15.65 €13.27

-68.63%

Apples (1kg)

$3.03 KES 391

$2.28 €1.93

32.89%

Banana (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.71 €1.45

-53.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.77 KES 357

$1.93 €1.64

43.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.72 KES 92.7

$2.52 €2.14

-71.43%

Potato (1kg)

$0.74 KES 96.0

$1.79 €1.52

-58.66%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 KES 90.7

$2.05 €1.74

-65.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.94 €1.64

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.81 €0.68

-37.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.65 €5.64

Wine (Bottle)

$5.79 €4.91

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.13

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.46

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.35 €1.99

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$45.70 €38.75

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.20 €3.56

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.81 €0.69

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.70 €15.86

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 KES 186

$2.09 €1.78

-31.10%

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

$34.6K €29.3K

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

$39.7K €33.6K

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

$77.9 KES 10.1K

$146 €124

-46.60%

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

$20.84 €17.67

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.83 KES 3,982

$39.78 €33.73

-22.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.57 KES 4,981

$48.58 €41.20

-20.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.85 €15.99

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 €7.69

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

$618 €524

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.2K €13.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$105 €88.7

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.54 €34.38

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$93.8 €79.5

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 €104

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,604 €1,360

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,260 €1,069

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$394 KES 50.9K

$3,065 €2,599

-87.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,008 €1,703

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,702 €6,532

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,367 €3,703

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,638 €1,389

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: April 13, 2026

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