Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Thika Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Thika

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 38.4% cheaper than Thika without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 27.2% cheaper than Thika without rent, and 27.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$5.44 KES 702

-60.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.17 KES 4,028

$38.74 KES 5,006

-19.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.00 KES 905

Cappuccino

$2.44 KES 315

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

$1.51 KES 196

$0.77 KES 98.9

96.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 KES 117

$0.54 KES 69.7

66.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 KES 447

$1.73 KES 223

100.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.51 KES 454

$1.90 KES 246

84.74%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 KES 124

$0.87 KES 112

10.34%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 61.8

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 KES 156

$1.39 KES 179

-12.95%

Eggs

$2.99 KES 387

$1.40 KES 181

113.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 KES 1,505

$11.83 KES 1,529

-1.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.28 KES 811

$6.59 KES 851

-4.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.94 KES 638

$1.97 KES 254

150.76%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 390

$3.15 KES 407

-4.13%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 KES 96.2

$1.05 KES 136

-29.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 346

$2.17 KES 280

23.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.2

$1.05 KES 135

-32.38%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.03 KES 133

-23.30%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 KES 91.0

$1.11 KES 144

-36.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.8

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 65.9

$0.74 KES 96.2

-31.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.27 KES 293

Wine (Bottle)

$5.72 KES 739

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 KES 224

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 KES 253

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 KES 197

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.55 KES 201

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.84 KES 367

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.07 KES 138

28.04%

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

$21.8K 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)

$78.5 KES 10.1K

$34.27 KES 4,428

129.18%

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

$16.77 KES 2,166

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.60 KES 3,954

$39.16 KES 5,060

-21.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.57 KES 4,984

Cinema Ticket

$6.12 KES 791

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

$205 KES 26.4K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,056 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.28 KES 2,363

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.56 KES 3,044

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66.7 KES 8,614

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.1 KES 7,374

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 KES 50.6K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$616 KES 79.6K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.5

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

Last update for Malindi: February 28, 2026

Last update for Thika: March 2, 2026

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