Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Kenya

Nairobi vs. Hat Yai Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 23.0% more expensive than Hat Yai.

Restaurants: pay 62.2% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 15.1% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 99.4% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 38.2% more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Hat Yai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Hat Yai, you would:

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pay 62.2% more for restaurants

	Hat Yai	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.86 THB61.31	$5.80 KES751.16	+212.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.34 THB143.06	$6.97 KES901.39	+60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 THB39.60	$0.70 KES90.82	-41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 THB15.33	$0.55 KES71.06	+18.1%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 15.1% less for groceries

	Hat Yai	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 THB41.90	$0.55 KES70.71	-57.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.47 THB378.09	$5.57 KES720.35	-51.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 THB193.41	$3.36 KES434.26	-42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 THB84.00	$1.64 KES212.81	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.09 THB35.92	$2.92 KES377.65	+167.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 THB39.40	$1.41 KES182.03	+17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 THB22.02	$0.47 KES61.42	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 THB30.13	$0.89 KES115.12	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 THB46.35	$0.46 KES59.03	-67.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 THB50.99	$0.49 KES63.52	-68.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 THB16.22	$0.51 KES65.54	+2.9%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Hat Yai	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 THB166.88	$5.40 KES698.64	+6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES4,006.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,383.15 THB639K	$21,671.83 KES3M	+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.03 KES2,203.41
Average			+9.2%

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pay 99.4% more for housing

	Hat Yai	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.92 THB326.99	$39.86 KES5,158.41	+301.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.12 THB9,196.70	$476.96 KES61,718.06	+70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$113.71 THB3,746.80	$206.31 KES26,696.43	+81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.44 THB2,222.16	$29.32 KES3,794.62	-56.5%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 38.2% more for childcare

	Hat Yai	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.22 THB4,257.73	$224.14 KES29,003.16	+73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,528.59 THB281K	$8,775.09 KES1M	+2.9%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hat Yai	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 THB61.31	$2.32 KES300.46	+24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 THB90.69	$2.37 KES306.66	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.50 THB148.17	$3.10 KES400.62	-31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.62 THB1,634.97	$45.30 KES5,861.56	-8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.60 THB250.35	$7.35 KES951.47	-3.2%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Hat Yai	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.77 THB1,277.32	$19.62 KES2,539.22	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.91 THB919.67	$24.88 KES3,219.26	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.88 THB2,401.36	$67.92 KES8,788.58	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.79 THB3,321.03	$62.28 KES8,058.46	-38.2%
Average			-26.3%

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