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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 44.8% cheaper than Thika without rent, and 25.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 21.9% cheaper than Thika without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$5.57 KES 718

-61.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.50 KES 3,933

$38.15 KES 4,919

-20.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.93 KES 893

Cappuccino

$2.49 KES 320

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

$1.53 KES 198

$0.76 KES 98.2

101.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 KES 125

$0.51 KES 65.5

90.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.54 KES 456

$1.71 KES 221

107.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.54 KES 457

$1.95 KES 251

81.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 118

$0.93 KES 121

-1.08%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 61.4

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 KES 163

$1.37 KES 177

-8.03%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 393

$1.38 KES 178

121.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.56 KES 1,491

$11.71 KES 1,510

-1.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.19 KES 798

$6.83 KES 881

-9.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 KES 642

$1.90 KES 245

162.11%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$3.17 KES 409

-0.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.6

$1.04 KES 134

-27.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 345

$2.11 KES 272

27.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.7

$1.05 KES 135

-32.38%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 KES 94.3

$1.02 KES 131

-28.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 KES 85.5

$1.17 KES 151

-43.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.4

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 66.0

$0.81 KES 105

-37.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.28 KES 294

Wine (Bottle)

$5.72 KES 737

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 KES 216

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 KES 256

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 194

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 KES 201

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.84 KES 366

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.02 KES 132

34.31%

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

$21.2K KES 2.7M

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

$20.1K KES 2.6M

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

$77.7 KES 10.0K

$34.45 KES 4,442

125.54%

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

$17.04 KES 2,197

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.54 KES 4,066

$39.63 KES 5,110

-20.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.84 KES 5,009

Cinema Ticket

$6.11 KES 788

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

$204 KES 26.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,930 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.48 KES 2,383

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.72 KES 3,059

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.5 KES 8,445

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.5 KES 7,152

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 KES 49.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$610 KES 78.6K

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Thika: January 11, 2026

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