Cost of Living Comparison Between Mombasa and Nairobi Cost of Living Comparison Between Mombasa and Nairobi

🙂 Solo nomad: Mombasa is 29.2% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 19.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mombasa is 29.2% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.3 KES 297

$5.33 KES 688

-56.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.7 KES 2,546

$38.81 KES 5,015

-49.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.52 KES 1,102

$6.8 KES 878

25.29%

Cappuccino

$3.24 KES 419

$2.39 KES 309

35.56%

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

$0.49 KES 62.7

$0.74 KES 96.2

-33.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 KES 56.8

$0.51 KES 65.4

-13.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.91 KES 247

$2.29 KES 296

-16.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 KES 384

$2.93 KES 378

1.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.87 KES 113

$0.93 KES 120

-6.45%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 KES 65.3

$0.53 KES 68.4

-3.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.4 KES 181

$1.63 KES 211

-14.11%

Eggs

$1.78 KES 230

$1.68 KES 217

5.95%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.59 KES 1,239

$11.74 KES 1,517

-18.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.01 KES 776

$6.83 KES 883

-12.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.27 KES 682

$5.73 KES 740

-8.03%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 KES 241

$3.07 KES 396

-39.41%

Banana (1kg)

$0.92 KES 118

$1.09 KES 141

-15.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.56 KES 202

$2.17 KES 280

-28.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.78 KES 101

$1.05 KES 135

-25.71%

Potato (1kg)

$0.67 KES 86.5

$1.07 KES 138

-37.38%

Onion (1kg)

$1.08 KES 140

$1.15 KES 149

-6.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 KES 78.6

$0.7 KES 90.6

-12.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 KES 73.4

$0.75 KES 97.1

-24.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.41 KES 440

$3.18 KES 411

7.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.59 KES 981

$11.69 KES 1,511

-35.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.99 KES 257

$2.2 KES 285

-9.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.85 KES 368

$2.74 KES 354

4.01%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 KES 104

$0.79 KES 102

2.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.73 KES 4,489

$30.51 KES 3,943

13.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 KES 403

$1.58 KES 204

96.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.97 KES 255

$1.55 KES 200

27.10%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.62 KES 596

$2.84 KES 366

62.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.61 KES 208

$1.52 KES 196

5.92%

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

$12.2K KES 1.6M

$21.4K KES 2.8M

-43.23%

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

$12K KES 1.6M

$20K KES 2.6M

-39.89%

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

$43.89 KES 5,672

$34.51 KES 4,461

27.18%

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

$14.17 KES 1,831

$16.48 KES 2,130

-14.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.7 KES 5,777

$39.16 KES 5,061

14.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.76 KES 2,296

$42.42 KES 5,483

-58.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.52 KES 2,523

$19.92 KES 2,575

-2.01%

Cinema Ticket

$4.66 KES 602

$6.08 KES 786

-23.36%

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

$86.3 KES 11.2K

$206 KES 26.6K

-58.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,420 KES 700.5K

$8,007 KES 1M

-32.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.39 KES 1,731

$18.25 KES 2,359

-26.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.49 KES 1,744

$24.18 KES 3,125

-44.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.41 KES 3,025

$64.4 KES 8,317

-63.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.81 KES 5,921

$55.7 KES 7,194

-17.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$177 KES 22.9K

$454 KES 58.7K

-60.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.8K

$182 KES 23.5K

-37.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$600 KES 77.6K

$1,117 KES 144.3K

-46.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$463 KES 59.9K

$423 KES 54.7K

9.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,048 KES 393.9K

$1,909 KES 246.7K

59.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,132 KES 275.5K

$1,076 KES 139.1K

98.05%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$325 KES 42K

$406 KES 52.4K

-19.94%

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: December 1, 2025

Last update for Nairobi: November 30, 2025

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