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Mombasa vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Mombasa is 27.8% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 4.5% more in Mombasa
Groceries: pay 32.2% less in Mombasa
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Mombasa
Housing: pay 5.1% less in Mombasa
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Mombasa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% less in Mombasa
Clothing: pay 67.1% less in Mombasa

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Mombasa are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Mombasa.

Mombasa vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mombasa instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 4.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Mombasa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$2.32 KES300.35	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$8.71 KES1,126.32	+40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.50 KES65.08	-36.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.46 KES60.07	+39.3%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 32.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Mombasa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$0.52 KES66.75	-64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$4.93 KES638.25	-42.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$3.40 KES439.63	-53.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$1.75 KES226.27	-23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.69 KES348.16	+95.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$0.83 KES107.86	-47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.40 KES52.22	-50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.70 KES90.26	-31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.35 KES45.41	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.32 KES40.76	-56.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.51 KES65.85	-21.6%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Mombasa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$6.19 KES801.06	+32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$34.83 KES4,505.30	-6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$12,074.30 KES1,561,837.25	-67.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$18.58 KES2,402.83	+59.8%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 5.1% less for housing

	Bangkok	Mombasa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$43.86 KES5,673.34	+159.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$193.50 KES25,029.44	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$135.45 KES17,520.61	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$34.03 KES4,402.24	-50.5%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Mombasa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$87.07 KES11,263.25	-85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$5,417.96 KES700,824.41	-59.4%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Mombasa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$1.93 KES250.29	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$3.22 KES417.16	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$3.37 KES435.51	-23.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$18.06 KES2,336.08	-64.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$4.64 KES600.71	-42.4%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 67.1% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Mombasa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$13.16 KES1,702.00	-77.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$13.67 KES1,768.75	-64.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$23.22 KES3,003.53	-77.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$46.44 KES6,007.07	-49.2%
Average			-67.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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