Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 66.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 75.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 58.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 74.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$13.19 MX$233

-83.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,933

$53.5 MX$944

-43.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.37 MX$165

Cappuccino

$3.75 MX$66.2

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

$1.53 KES 198

$1.57 MX$27.71

-2.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$1.11 MX$19.61

-12.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$3.12 MX$55.1

13.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$4.81 MX$84.9

-26.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$1.65 MX$29.16

-44.24%

White Bread (500g)

$2.77 MX$48.87

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$1.91 MX$33.67

-34.03%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 393

$2.60 MX$45.81

17.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$10.21 MX$180

13.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 798

$8.46 MX$149

-26.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$11.60 MX$205

-57.07%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$3.00 MX$52.9

5.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$1.73 MX$30.49

-56.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$2.04 MX$36.05

31.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$2.00 MX$35.34

-64.50%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.3

$2.15 MX$37.91

-66.05%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$2.25 MX$39.71

-70.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.39 MX$24.57

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$1.07 MX$18.88

-52.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MX$73.0

Wine (Bottle)

$12.35 MX$218

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.70 MX$30.02

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 MX$62.8

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 MX$6.35

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.70 MX$330

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 MX$24.05

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 MX$4.88

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.44 MX$96.0

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.34 MX$23.64

2.24%

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

$19.0K MX$335.5K

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

$23.3K MX$411.1K

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

$77.7 KES 10.0K

$40.62 MX$717

91.29%

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

$26.92 MX$475

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,066

$29.98 MX$529

5.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,009

$52.2 MX$922

-25.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.91 MX$457

Cinema Ticket

$6.39 MX$113

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

$431 MX$7,603

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.4K MX$184.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.4 MX$1,031

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.65 MX$788

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 MX$1,823

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 MX$1,876

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$998 MX$17.6K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$624 MX$11.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.2K

$2,108 MX$37.2K

-81.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,231 MX$21.7K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,647 MX$64.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,169 MX$38.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,044 MX$18.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.34

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

Last update for Malindi: January 13, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

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