Cost of living comparison

Kenya

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. Mombasa Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 75.0% more expensive than Mombasa.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 68.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 19.2% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Mombasa. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Mombasa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	Mombasa	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.69 KES350.19	$2.97 THB99.58	+10.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.39 KES1,350.73	$6.98 THB234.01	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KES92.55	$0.65 THB21.81	-8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 KES65.04	$0.35 THB11.81	-29.6%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 68.8% more for groceries

	Mombasa	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 KES67.54	$1.48 THB49.54	+184.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.03 KES912.99	$8.63 THB289.21	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.63 KES472.14	$7.27 THB243.73	+100.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KES231.12	$2.56 THB85.97	+44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 KES289.32	$1.63 THB54.69	-26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 KES124.81	$1.77 THB59.30	+84.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 KES69.21	$0.81 THB27.03	+51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 KES105.97	$1.24 THB41.66	+52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 KES40.73	$0.87 THB29.31	+179.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.75	$0.78 THB26.20	+143.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 KES60.54	$0.69 THB23.19	+48.5%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

	Mombasa	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 KES773.01	$5.32 THB178.25	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.50 KES5,002.69	$34.98 THB1,172.54	-9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,011.09 KES2M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+159.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.94 KES2,201.19	$10.55 THB353.50	-37.7%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mombasa	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.65 KES4,502.23	$17.88 THB599.16	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$230.98 KES30,016.17	$675.80 THB22,651.82	+192.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.12 KES20,677.81	$346.10 THB11,600.91	+117.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.86 KES7,778.70	$82.03 THB2,749.44	+37.0%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Mombasa	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.62 KES11,256.06	$568.31 THB19,049.03	+556.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,389.59 KES700K	$16,500.59 THB553K	+206.2%
Average			+348.2%

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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mombasa	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES300.16	$2.67 THB89.62	+15.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 KES347.69	$2.79 THB93.66	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 KES525.28	$4.60 THB154.35	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.97 KES2,334.59	$58.43 THB1,958.38	+225.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.40 KES2,001.08	$7.58 THB253.93	-50.8%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Mombasa	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.09 KES1,700.92	$70.75 THB2,371.47	+440.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.60 KES1,767.62	$42.94 THB1,439.24	+215.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$23.10 KES3,001.62	$97.05 THB3,252.90	+320.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.20 KES6,003.23	$109.92 THB3,684.41	+137.9%
Average			+261.4%

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