Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Ongata Rongai Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Ongata Rongai

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 30% cheaper than Ongata Rongai without rent, and 34.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 15% cheaper than Ongata Rongai without rent, and 29.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.18 KES 282

$5.3 KES 685

-58.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.1 KES 4,020

$19.49 KES 2,519

59.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.88 KES 890

Cappuccino

$1.9 KES 245

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

$1.58 KES 205

$0.3 KES 38.23

426.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.38 KES 48.49

142.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.56 KES 460

$2.37 KES 307

50.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 458

$2.92 KES 377

21.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 KES 116

$0.51 KES 65.4

74.51%

White Bread (500g)

$0.5 KES 65.1

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 KES 157

$1.35 KES 175

-9.63%

Eggs

$2.88 KES 373

$1.33 KES 172

116.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.83 KES 1,528

$4.38 KES 567

170.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.25 KES 808

$3.56 KES 461

75.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.07 KES 656

$3.54 KES 457

43.22%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 KES 410

$1.21 KES 156

161.98%

Banana (1kg)

$0.76 KES 97.7

$1.08 KES 140

-29.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.71 KES 351

$1.13 KES 146

139.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.7 KES 90.8

$0.64 KES 82.4

9.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.3

$0.76 KES 97.7

-1.32%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.3

$0.45 KES 57.7

46.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.64 KES 83.2

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 KES 67.2

$0.44 KES 56.8

18.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 KES 295

Wine (Bottle)

$9.06 KES 1,171

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.3 KES 297

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.72 KES 352

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 KES 196

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.42 KES 184

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.94 KES 380

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.58 KES 204

-13.29%

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

$21.3K KES 2.8M

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

$20.3K KES 2.6M

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

$78.9 KES 10.2K

$34.34 KES 4,438

129.62%

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

$16.98 KES 2,195

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.16 KES 4,027

$38.64 KES 4,994

-19.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.62 KES 4,992

Cinema Ticket

$6.07 KES 784

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

$200 KES 25.8K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,940 KES 1M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.02 KES 2,328

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.75 KES 3,069

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.1 KES 8,285

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.1 KES 7,380

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$154 KES 19.9K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$116 KES 15K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 KES 50.2K

$231 KES 29.8K

68.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$232 KES 30K

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: November 4, 2025

Last update for Ongata Rongai: November 2, 2025

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