Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Machakos Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Machakos

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 26.9% cheaper than Machakos without rent, and 23.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 7.9% cheaper than Machakos without rent, and 22.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$2.31 KES 298

-6.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,933

$38.53 KES 4,968

-20.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.76 KES 871

Cappuccino

$1.88 KES 242

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

$1.53 KES 198

$0.76 KES 97.4

101.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$0.51 KES 65.3

90.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$1.89 KES 244

87.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$2.78 KES 359

27.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.41 KES 52.4

124.39%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 KES 60.6

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$0.79 KES 102

59.49%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 393

$1.40 KES 181

117.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$11.78 KES 1,519

-1.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 798

$6.63 KES 855

-6.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$4.76 KES 614

4.62%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$1.59 KES 205

98.11%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$0.75 KES 97.2

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$0.40 KES 52.1

570.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$0.37 KES 48.32

91.89%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.3

$0.78 KES 101

-6.41%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$0.78 KES 101

-15.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.4

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.41 KES 52.3

24.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.02 KES 389

Wine (Bottle)

$11.60 KES 1,496

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 KES 251

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 KES 347

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 KES 94.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 KES 103

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 KES 367

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.50 KES 194

-8.67%

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

$21.6K 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

$34.74 KES 4,480

123.66%

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

$7.56 KES 975

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,066

$11.75 KES 1,515

168.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,009

Cinema Ticket

$6.24 KES 805

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

$46.66 KES 6,017

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,128 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.68 KES 1,507

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.60 KES 3,043

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.6 KES 8,586

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.53 KES 4,968

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$93.2 KES 12.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$69.1 KES 8,913

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.2K

$156 KES 20.1K

144.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$118 KES 15.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$391 KES 50.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

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

Last update for Malindi: January 13, 2026

Last update for Machakos: January 13, 2026

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