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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 30.2% cheaper than Ongata Rongai without rent, and 35.8% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Malindi is 9.6% more expensive than Ongata Rongai without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$5.33 KES 687

-59.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,933

$19.48 KES 2,512

56.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.99 KES 901

Cappuccino

$1.88 KES 243

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

$1.53 KES 198

$0.30 KES 38.16

410.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$0.37 KES 48.32

162.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$2.35 KES 304

50.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$2.94 KES 379

20.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.54 KES 69.9

70.37%

White Bread (500g)

$0.46 KES 60.0

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$1.29 KES 166

-2.33%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 393

$1.37 KES 177

122.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$4.38 KES 565

163.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 798

$3.52 KES 454

75.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$3.40 KES 439

46.47%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$1.20 KES 155

162.50%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$1.07 KES 138

-29.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$1.19 KES 154

125.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$0.64 KES 83.0

10.94%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.3

$0.80 KES 103

-8.75%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$0.44 KES 57.3

50.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 88.0

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.45 KES 57.4

13.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.38 KES 307

Wine (Bottle)

$9.46 KES 1,220

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.20 KES 284

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.70 KES 348

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 KES 202

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.41 KES 181

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.87 KES 370

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.53 KES 197

-10.46%

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

$22.0K 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)

$77.7 KES 10.0K

$33.94 KES 4,377

128.93%

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

$17.05 KES 2,198

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,066

$40.10 KES 5,171

-21.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,009

Cinema Ticket

$6.06 KES 781

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

$202 KES 26.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,942 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.55 KES 2,392

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.66 KES 3,052

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.4 KES 8,302

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.5 KES 7,153

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$152 KES 19.6K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$118 KES 15.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.2K

$228 KES 29.4K

67.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$232 KES 29.9K

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 Ongata Rongai: January 12, 2026

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