Cost of Living Comparison Between Mombasa and Molo Cost of Living Comparison Between Mombasa and Molo

🙂 Solo nomad: Mombasa is 14.4% cheaper than Molo without rent, and 20.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mombasa is 6.3% cheaper than Molo without rent, and 22.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.33 KES 302

$5.36 KES 692

-56.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.40 KES 2,507

$38.40 KES 4,962

-49.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.95 KES 1,156

$6.67 KES 862

34.18%

Cappuccino

$3.29 KES 425

$2.39 KES 309

37.66%

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

$0.52 KES 67.1

$0.76 KES 97.9

-31.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 KES 56.9

$0.50 KES 64.2

-12.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.94 KES 251

$2.31 KES 298

-16.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 KES 377

$2.86 KES 369

2.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 KES 114

$0.87 KES 112

1.15%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 KES 70.4

$0.54 KES 69.7

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.39 KES 180

$1.64 KES 212

-15.24%

Eggs

$1.73 KES 224

$1.68 KES 217

2.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.04 KES 1,298

$11.40 KES 1,474

-11.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.05 KES 782

$6.54 KES 845

-7.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.32 KES 687

$5.57 KES 720

-4.49%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 KES 240

$3.14 KES 405

-40.76%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 KES 109

$1.09 KES 141

-22.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.58 KES 204

$2.17 KES 280

-27.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 KES 104

$1.02 KES 131

-20.59%

Potato (1kg)

$0.71 KES 91.1

$1.07 KES 138

-33.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.17 KES 152

-11.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 KES 79.3

$0.65 KES 83.7

-6.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 KES 73.9

$0.80 KES 103

-28.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.44 KES 445

$3.17 KES 410

8.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.88 KES 1,019

$11.73 KES 1,515

-32.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.98 KES 256

$2.27 KES 293

-12.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 KES 359

$2.73 KES 353

1.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.73 KES 4,488

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.07 KES 397

$1.57 KES 203

95.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 KES 245

$1.56 KES 202

21.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.74 KES 612

$2.94 KES 380

61.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.66 KES 214

$1.51 KES 196

9.93%

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

$12.1K KES 1.6M

$21.3K KES 2.8M

-43.46%

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

$12.0K KES 1.5M

$19.7K KES 2.5M

-39.16%

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

$44.51 KES 5,752

$34.44 KES 4,450

29.24%

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

$13.90 KES 1,796

$16.68 KES 2,155

-16.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.34 KES 5,729

$39.46 KES 5,099

12.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.15 KES 2,345

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.01 KES 2,456

Cinema Ticket

$4.52 KES 584

$6.30 KES 814

-28.25%

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

$85.6 KES 11.1K

$202 KES 26.1K

-57.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,477 KES 707.8K

$8,052 KES 1.0M

-31.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.36 KES 1,727

$18.40 KES 2,377

-27.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.70 KES 1,770

$24.42 KES 3,155

-43.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.11 KES 2,986

$65.5 KES 8,464

-64.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.61 KES 6,023

$55.9 KES 7,223

-16.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$181 KES 23.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$115 KES 14.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$607 KES 78.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$460 KES 59.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,536 KES 715.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,956 KES 511.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$321 KES 41.5K

$381 KES 49.2K

-15.66%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

-12.40%

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

Last update for Mombasa: March 2, 2026

Last update for Molo: March 1, 2026

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