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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 63.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 76.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 58.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 74.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$13.12 MX$235

-83.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.17 KES 4,029

$53.8 MX$963

-42.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.40 MX$168

Cappuccino

$3.56 MX$63.8

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

$1.51 KES 196

$1.60 MX$28.69

-5.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 KES 117

$1.15 MX$20.67

-21.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 KES 447

$3.16 MX$56.5

9.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.51 KES 454

$4.85 MX$86.7

-27.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 KES 124

$1.63 MX$29.25

-41.10%

White Bread (500g)

$2.73 MX$48.94

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 KES 156

$1.88 MX$33.63

-35.64%

Eggs

$2.99 KES 387

$2.63 MX$47.10

13.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 KES 1,505

$9.89 MX$177

17.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.28 KES 811

$8.40 MX$150

-25.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.94 KES 638

$11.63 MX$208

-57.52%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 390

$2.97 MX$53.2

1.68%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 KES 96.2

$1.78 MX$31.94

-58.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 346

$2.06 MX$36.79

30.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.2

$1.97 MX$35.35

-63.96%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$2.09 MX$37.34

-62.20%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 KES 91.0

$2.26 MX$40.44

-69.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 MX$26.10

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 65.9

$1.09 MX$19.51

-53.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.34 MX$77.7

Wine (Bottle)

$13.62 MX$244

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 MX$29.96

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 MX$63.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 MX$6.44

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.96 MX$339

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.32 MX$23.69

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.30 MX$5.39

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.49 MX$98.2

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.34 MX$23.93

2.24%

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

$19.1K MX$342.2K

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

$23.8K MX$425.4K

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

$78.5 KES 10.1K

$41.11 MX$736

91.05%

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

$27.78 MX$497

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.60 KES 3,954

$30.00 MX$537

2.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.57 KES 4,984

$53.5 MX$958

-27.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$26.13 MX$468

Cinema Ticket

$6.28 MX$112

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

$439 MX$7,865

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.7K MX$192.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.1 MX$1,022

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.30 MX$811

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$104 MX$1,866

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 MX$1,938

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$996 MX$17.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$624 MX$11.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 KES 50.6K

$2,106 MX$37.7K

-81.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,218 MX$21.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,799 MX$68.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,230 MX$39.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,096 MX$19.6K

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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