Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Meru Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Meru

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 32% cheaper than Meru without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 42.8% cheaper than Meru without rent, and 31.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 KES 282

$5.37 KES 694

-59.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.23 KES 4,036

$38.81 KES 5,016

-19.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.98 KES 902

Cappuccino

$2.38 KES 307

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

$1.58 KES 204

$0.72 KES 92.5

119.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 KES 117

$0.5 KES 65.2

82.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.51 KES 453

$2.26 KES 292

55.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 KES 442

$2.98 KES 385

14.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 KES 120

$0.86 KES 112

8.14%

White Bread (500g)

$0.38 KES 48.62

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.2 KES 156

$1.1 KES 142

9.09%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 394

$1.39 KES 179

119.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.38 KES 1,471

$11.72 KES 1,514

-2.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.23 KES 805

$6.77 KES 874

-7.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.99 KES 645

$4.98 KES 643

0.20%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 407

$3.12 KES 404

0.96%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 97.5

$0.75 KES 96.5

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 KES 345

$0.81 KES 104

229.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92

$0.75 KES 97.4

-5.33%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.07 KES 138

-26.17%

Onion (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.4

$1.03 KES 133

-31.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 KES 31.17

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KES 61.4

$0.45 KES 57.6

6.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.13 KES 404

Wine (Bottle)

$11.68 KES 1,510

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.23 KES 288

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.72 KES 352

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 197

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.5 KES 194

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.92 KES 377

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 KES 183

$1.03 KES 133

37.86%

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

$21.9K 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)

$76.3 KES 9,858

$34.99 KES 4,522

118.01%

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

$16.73 KES 2,162

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.46 KES 3,937

$40.14 KES 5,188

-24.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.54 KES 4,981

Cinema Ticket

$6.33 KES 818

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

$204 KES 26.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,145 KES 1.1M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.26 KES 2,360

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.34 KES 3,146

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.3 KES 8,573

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.2 KES 7,266

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$386 KES 49.8K

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Meru: October 28, 2025

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