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Nairobi vs. Chon Buri Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 9.5% more expensive than Chon Buri.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 13.2% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 2.1% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 7.9% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Chon Buri Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Chon Buri, you would:

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Chon Buri	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	$7.75 THB246.68	$6.97 KES901.06	-10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB22.30	$0.70 KES90.79	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 THB15.62	$0.55 KES71.04	+11.8%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Chon Buri	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 THB42.43	$0.55 KES70.69	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 THB197.34	$5.57 KES720.08	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 THB173.66	$3.36 KES434.10	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 THB59.80	$1.64 KES212.73	-12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 THB39.57	$2.92 KES377.51	+134.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 THB38.49	$1.41 KES181.96	+16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 THB11.75	$0.47 KES61.40	+28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 THB27.60	$0.89 KES115.07	+2.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB20.89	$0.46 KES59.01	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 THB25.06	$0.49 KES63.50	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.19	$0.51 KES65.52	-40.7%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 13.2% more for transportation

	Chon Buri	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 THB161.56	$5.40 KES698.38	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,004.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,823.47 THB1,776,103.42	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	-61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.76 THB278.75	$17.03 KES2,202.59	+94.4%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 2.1% less for housing

	Chon Buri	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.05 THB701.64	$39.86 KES5,156.50	+80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$542.73 THB17,267.67	$476.96 KES61,695.24	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.61 THB8,387.16	$206.31 KES26,686.56	-21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.89 THB2,096.52	$29.32 KES3,793.22	-55.5%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 7.9% more for childcare

	Chon Buri	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.56 THB4,440.26	$224.14 KES28,992.44	+60.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,878.68 THB505,202.75	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	-44.7%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Chon Buri	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB59.20	$2.32 KES300.35	+24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 THB59.20	$2.37 KES306.55	+27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 THB148.01	$3.10 KES400.47	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.07 THB1,879.37	$45.30 KES5,859.39	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.75 THB246.68	$7.35 KES951.12	-5.2%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Chon Buri	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.44 THB522.96	$19.62 KES2,538.28	+19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.81 THB789.38	$24.88 KES3,218.07	+0.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.74 THB2,664.16	$67.92 KES8,785.33	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.62 THB1,578.76	$62.28 KES8,055.48	+25.5%
Average			+6.6%

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