Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Nakuru Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Nakuru

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 45.7% cheaper than Nakuru without rent, and 39.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 21.9% cheaper than Nakuru without rent, and 41% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$3.46 KES 446

-37.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,933

$38.34 KES 4,944

-20.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.01 KES 904

Cappuccino

$1.76 KES 227

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

$1.53 KES 198

$0.38 KES 48.44

302.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$0.32 KES 41.59

203.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$1.37 KES 176

158.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$1.57 KES 202

125.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.52 KES 67.7

76.92%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 KES 65.6

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$1.16 KES 149

8.62%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 393

$1.34 KES 173

127.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$7.69 KES 992

50.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 798

$6.50 KES 838

-4.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$4.33 KES 559

15.01%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$1.77 KES 228

77.97%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$0.42 KES 54.1

78.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$1.79 KES 231

49.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$0.56 KES 71.8

26.79%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.3

$0.37 KES 48.21

97.30%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$0.52 KES 66.6

26.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 87.9

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.59 KES 76.3

-13.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.07 KES 267

Wine (Bottle)

$4.59 KES 592

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.64 KES 212

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 KES 234

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.24 KES 3,512

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 KES 202

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 KES 97.6

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.88 KES 371

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.27 KES 164

7.87%

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

$12.5K KES 1.6M

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

$14.7K KES 1.9M

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

$77.7 KES 10.0K

$30.87 KES 3,980

151.70%

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

$17.01 KES 2,194

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,066

$39.31 KES 5,069

-19.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,009

$47.04 KES 6,066

-17.43%

Cinema Ticket

$5.50 KES 709

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

$199 KES 25.7K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,889 KES 501.5K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.27 KES 2,356

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.16 KES 3,116

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.36 KES 5,075

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.9 KES 6,951

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$233 KES 30.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 KES 15.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.2K

$392 KES 50.5K

-2.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$274 KES 35.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$390 KES 50.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.5

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

Last update for Malindi: January 13, 2026

Last update for Nakuru: January 12, 2026

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