Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Wote Cost of Living Comparison Between Malindi and Wote

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 24.7% cheaper than Wote without rent, and 42.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 16.3% cheaper than Wote without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 KES 279

$3.02 KES 391

-28.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.17 KES 4,028

$38.08 KES 4,921

-18.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.73 KES 869

Cappuccino

$1.52 KES 197

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

$1.51 KES 196

$0.38 KES 48.94

297.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 KES 117

$0.24 KES 31.11

275.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 KES 447

$2.13 KES 275

62.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.51 KES 454

$2.26 KES 293

55.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 KES 124

$0.74 KES 95.8

29.73%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 KES 69.2

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 KES 156

$1.43 KES 185

-15.38%

Eggs

$2.99 KES 387

$1.35 KES 175

121.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.65 KES 1,505

$4.76 KES 615

144.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.28 KES 811

$6.10 KES 788

2.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.94 KES 638

$5.76 KES 744

-14.24%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 390

$3.17 KES 410

-4.73%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 KES 96.2

$1.05 KES 135

-29.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 KES 346

$2.09 KES 270

28.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.2

$0.63 KES 81.7

12.70%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$0.52 KES 66.8

51.92%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 KES 91.0

$1.17 KES 151

-40.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.8

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 KES 65.9

$0.52 KES 67.0

-1.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.01 KES 389

Wine (Bottle)

$11.85 KES 1,532

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 KES 296

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 KES 359

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.50 KES 194

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 KES 368

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 KES 177

$1.56 KES 202

-12.18%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

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)

$78.5 KES 10.1K

$34.05 KES 4,400

130.66%

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

$16.65 KES 2,151

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.60 KES 3,954

$39.30 KES 5,079

-22.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.57 KES 4,984

Cinema Ticket

$6.27 KES 810

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

$152 KES 19.6K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,116 KES 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.63 KES 1,503

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.52 KES 972

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.54 KES 2,525

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$23.23 KES 3,002

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 KES 23.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$191 KES 24.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 KES 50.6K

$767 KES 99.1K

-48.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 KES 34.4K

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Wote: March 2, 2026

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