Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 24.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 13.9% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 60.3% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
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