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Nairobi vs. Chiang Rai Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 22.0% more expensive than Chiang Rai.

Restaurants: pay 78.6% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 23.3% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 53.0% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 26.0% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Nairobi

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Nairobi are more expensive than in Chiang Rai. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Nairobi.

Nairobi vs. Chiang Rai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Chiang Rai, you would:

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pay 78.6% more for restaurants

	Chiang Rai	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.02 THB64.14	$5.80 KES750.88	+188.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 THB177.61	$6.97 KES901.06	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.73	$0.70 KES90.79	+13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.28	$0.55 KES71.04	+88.4%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Chiang Rai	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 THB50.32	$0.55 KES70.69	-65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 THB266.20	$5.57 KES720.08	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 THB213.21	$3.36 KES434.10	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 THB61.67	$1.64 KES212.73	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 THB43.32	$2.92 KES377.51	+114.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 THB37.48	$1.41 KES181.96	+19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 THB14.92	$0.47 KES61.40	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 THB24.62	$0.89 KES115.07	+15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 THB13.43	$0.46 KES59.01	+8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 THB20.48	$0.49 KES63.50	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 THB16.41	$0.51 KES65.52	-1.8%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

	Chiang Rai	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB153.73	$5.40 KES698.38	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.26 THB740.04	$30.96 KES4,004.71	+33.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,468.61 THB651,237.92	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.94 THB379.89	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+42.6%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 53.0% more for housing

	Chiang Rai	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.34 THB456.11	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+178.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$268.78 THB8,551.61	$476.96 KES61,695.24	+77.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.73 THB8,263.81	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 THB1,213.40	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-23.1%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 26.0% less for childcare

	Chiang Rai	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$644.81 THB20,515.64	$224.14 KES28,992.44	-65.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,753.26 THB246,681.03	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	+13.2%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Chiang Rai	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$2.32 KES300.35	+24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 THB40.70	$2.37 KES306.55	+85.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 THB118.41	$3.10 KES400.47	-16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.22 THB1,184.07	$45.30 KES5,859.39	+21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.72 THB118.41	$7.35 KES951.12	+97.6%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Chiang Rai	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.03 THB1,973.45	$19.62 KES2,538.28	-68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.90 THB633.15	$24.88 KES3,218.07	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.88 THB2,318.80	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.19 THB2,137.90	$62.28 KES8,055.48	-7.3%
Average			-14.4%

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