Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 79.8% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 80.6% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 86.8% more for housing
Kenya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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