Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Naivasha Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Naivasha

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 35.2% cheaper than Naivasha without rent, and 41.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 34.5% cheaper than Naivasha without rent, and 41.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$5.56 KES 718

-61.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.17 KES 4,028

$38.53 KES 4,979

-19.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.00 KES 904

Cappuccino

$2.44 KES 315

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

$1.51 KES 196

$0.70 KES 91.0

115.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 KES 117

$0.53 KES 68.6

69.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 KES 447

$2.27 KES 293

52.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.51 KES 454

$2.94 KES 380

19.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 KES 124

$0.93 KES 120

3.23%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 KES 73.2

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 KES 156

$1.59 KES 205

-23.90%

Eggs

$2.99 KES 387

$1.68 KES 217

77.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 KES 1,505

$11.54 KES 1,491

0.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.28 KES 811

$6.82 KES 881

-7.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.94 KES 638

$5.60 KES 724

-11.79%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 390

$3.18 KES 410

-5.03%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 KES 96.2

$1.08 KES 139

-31.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 346

$2.18 KES 282

22.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.2

$1.05 KES 136

-32.38%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.08 KES 139

-26.85%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 KES 91.0

$1.17 KES 151

-40.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.8

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 65.9

$0.74 KES 96.0

-31.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.18 KES 411

Wine (Bottle)

$11.52 KES 1,488

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.28 KES 294

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 KES 353

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 KES 202

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 KES 369

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.56 KES 202

-12.18%

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

$21.8K 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)

$78.5 KES 10.1K

$34.28 KES 4,430

129.11%

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

$17.14 KES 2,215

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.60 KES 3,954

$40.01 KES 5,170

-23.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.57 KES 4,984

Cinema Ticket

$6.29 KES 812

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

$199 KES 25.8K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,053 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.89 KES 2,311

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.07 KES 3,111

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.5 KES 8,462

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.7 KES 7,325

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$115 KES 14.9K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.4 KES 9,868

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 KES 50.6K

$236 KES 30.4K

66.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$187 KES 24.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$768 KES 99.3K

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Naivasha: February 28, 2026

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