Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 54.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 72.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 59.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 75.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 KES 282

$4.68 ฿151

-53.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.23 KES 4,036

$46.4 ฿1,502

-32.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿100

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

$1.58 KES 204

$0.73 ฿23.53

116.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 KES 117

$0.37 ฿11.95

145.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.51 KES 453

$2.39 ฿77.4

46.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 KES 442

$3.62 ฿117

-5.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 KES 120

$2.24 ฿72.5

-58.48%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿58.2

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.2 KES 156

$2.24 ฿72.3

-46.43%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 394

$2.23 ฿72.1

36.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.38 KES 1,471

$19.31 ฿625

-41.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.23 KES 805

$3.77 ฿122

65.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.99 KES 645

$13.05 ฿422

-61.76%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 407

$3.28 ฿106

-3.96%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 97.5

$1.63 ฿52.6

-53.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 KES 345

$2.4 ฿77.7

11.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92

$1.99 ฿64.3

-64.32%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.53 ฿49.62

-48.37%

Onion (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.4

$1.49 ฿48.11

-52.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KES 61.4

$0.48 ฿15.61

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 KES 183

$1.3 ฿42.2

9.23%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

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

$33.9K ฿1.1M

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

$76.3 KES 9,858

$123 ฿3,970

-37.82%

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

$13.93 ฿451

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.46 KES 3,937

$18.24 ฿590

67.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.54 KES 4,981

$60.8 ฿1,966

-36.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

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

$694 ฿22.5K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.5 ฿1,861

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 ฿1,117

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,727

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,743

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$386 KES 49.8K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-80.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Malindi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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