Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 88.1% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 7.2% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.81
|
$2.95
THB107.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES688.11
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.52
|
$0.57
THB20.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.01
|
$0.32
THB11.79
|
|
pay 77.1% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.42
|
$1.86
THB68.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES697.32
|
$8.67
THB317.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.65
|
$6.60
THB241.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.41
|
$2.02
THB73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.73
|
$1.46
THB53.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.32
|
$1.36
THB49.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.85
|
$0.63
THB23.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.93
|
$0.90
THB32.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.73
|
$0.73
THB26.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.38
|
$0.73
THB26.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.49
|
$0.63
THB22.92
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES619.55
|
$4.46
THB163.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,338.97
|
$38.39
THB1,403.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,015,191.77
|
$59,069.18
THB2,159,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,410.63
|
$10.60
THB387.59
|
|
pay 77.1% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,927.58
|
$15.74
THB575.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,729.72
|
$659.48
THB24,106.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,918.42
|
$314.02
THB11,478.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,534.33
|
$60.89
THB2,225.78
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,870.87
|
$562.72
THB20,570.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,004,415.52
|
$13,500.26
THB493,496.97
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.76
|
$2.36
THB86.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.69
|
$2.30
THB84.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES344.06
|
$4.43
THB161.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,646.79
|
$56.73
THB2,073.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES786.42
|
$7.97
THB291.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,122.43
|
$59.87
THB2,188.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,080.13
|
$40.54
THB1,481.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,303.84
|
$97.44
THB3,561.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,741.73
|
$102.02
THB3,729.16
|
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