Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Nanyuki Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Nanyuki

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 39% cheaper than Nanyuki without rent, and 41.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 24.2% cheaper than Nanyuki without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$3.91 KES 504

-44.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,935

$30.63 KES 3,951

-0.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.75 KES 871

Cappuccino

$1.90 KES 246

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

$1.53 KES 198

$0.71 KES 91.8

115.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$0.53 KES 68.6

83.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$2.36 KES 304

50.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$2.98 KES 384

18.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.87 KES 112

5.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 KES 72.4

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$1.14 KES 147

10.53%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 394

$1.51 KES 195

101.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$11.71 KES 1,511

-1.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 799

$6.69 KES 863

-7.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$3.82 KES 493

30.37%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$3.04 KES 393

3.62%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$1.04 KES 134

-27.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$2.10 KES 271

27.62%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$1.00 KES 129

-29.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.4

$1.06 KES 137

-31.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$1.12 KES 145

-41.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.4

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.80 KES 103

-36.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.66 KES 343

Wine (Bottle)

$11.42 KES 1,473

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.89 KES 244

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 KES 242

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.38 KES 48.55

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 197

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.50 KES 193

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.83 KES 366

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.21 KES 156

13.22%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

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

$20.0K KES 2.6M

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

$77.7 KES 10.0K

$34.79 KES 4,488

123.34%

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

$16.58 KES 2,138

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,068

$39.65 KES 5,115

-20.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,011

$53.4 KES 6,892

-27.31%

Cinema Ticket

$6.08 KES 784

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

$65.3 KES 8,426

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,741 KES 998.5K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.16 KES 2,343

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.29 KES 3,133

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.9 KES 8,499

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.7 KES 7,310

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$97.9 KES 12.6K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$79.3 KES 10.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.3K

$325 KES 41.9K

17.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$216 KES 27.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$116 KES 14.9K

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Nanyuki: January 12, 2026

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