Kenya vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kenya Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1811
$3890
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1033
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$1793
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$58.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$1909
💸 GDP per capita
$2132
$43899
😃 Human freedom index
6.59
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
49
🌐 English speaking %
78.7%
88.5%
🎓 Higher education
67
76
😀 Quality of life
38
82
🏙️ Population
56.4M
569K

The average cost of living in Kenya ($721) is 58% less expensive than in Malta ($1725). Kenya ranked 150th vs 29th for Malta in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kenya compared to 1.1 months in Malta. Ranked 132nd and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Kenya vs Malta

We calculate prices for Kenya and Malta as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Kenya Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.53
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.83
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$4.07
 Cappuccino
$2.54
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$1135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$887
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$2161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$1709
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$61.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$94.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.52%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2000
$4470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1408
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$23.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.81
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.09
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.05
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.7
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$208
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9327
$9752

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Cities Comparison in Kenya vs Malta

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$807
5.55M
Mombasa
$611
1.21M
Kisumu
$549
398K
Nakuru
$532
308K
Eldoret
$513
289K
Thika
$448
279K
Malindi
$563
120K
Machakos
$415
114K
Mumias
$524
100K
Meru
$543
42.7K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1521
40.2K
Mosta
$1769
25.5K
Birkirkara
$1769
24.4K
Zabbar
$1750
18K
Naxxar
$1639
18.1K
Marsaskala
$1596
15.6K
Sliema
$2127
16.9K
San Gwann
$1764
16.1K
Gzira
$1852
8.03K
Valletta
$1824
6.44K