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

🙂 Solo nomad: Malindi is 0.2% cheaper than Wote without rent, and 40.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malindi is 18.9% cheaper than Wote without rent, and 33.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.19 KES 282

$3.12 KES 403

-29.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.23 KES 4,036

$38.25 KES 4,943

-18.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.85 KES 886

Cappuccino

$1.58 KES 204

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

$1.58 KES 204

$0.38 KES 48.8

315.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.91 KES 117

$0.22 KES 28.39

313.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.51 KES 453

$2.19 KES 283

60.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 KES 442

$2.31 KES 298

48.05%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 KES 120

$0.8 KES 103

16.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.8

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.2 KES 156

$1.48 KES 192

-18.92%

Eggs

$3.05 KES 394

$1.36 KES 175

124.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.38 KES 1,471

$4.58 KES 592

148.47%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.23 KES 805

$6.14 KES 793

1.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.99 KES 645

$5.48 KES 708

-8.94%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 407

$3.19 KES 412

-1.25%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 KES 97.5

$1.03 KES 133

-27.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 KES 345

$2.14 KES 277

24.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92

$0.65 KES 83.6

9.23%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 KES 102

$0.52 KES 67

51.92%

Onion (1kg)

$0.71 KES 92.4

$1.16 KES 151

-38.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 88.3

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KES 61.4

$0.57 KES 73.2

-15.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3 KES 388

Wine (Bottle)

$11.82 KES 1,528

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 KES 281

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 KES 361

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.6 KES 206

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.52 KES 196

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 KES 370

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 KES 183

$1.54 KES 199

-7.79%

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)

$20.3K KES 2.6M

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

$76.3 KES 9,858

$34.53 KES 4,463

120.91%

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

$17.1 KES 2,210

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.46 KES 3,937

$39.93 KES 5,160

-23.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.54 KES 4,981

Cinema Ticket

$6.31 KES 815

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

$152 KES 19.7K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,012 KES 1M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.38 KES 1,471

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.51 KES 971

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.41 KES 2,508

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$22.77 KES 2,943

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$175 KES 22.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$194 KES 25K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$386 KES 49.8K

$778 KES 100.6K

-50.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$267 KES 34.5K

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Wote: October 28, 2025

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