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Chiang Rai vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 11.3% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 27.2% more in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 12.9% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 88.0% more in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 52.8% more in Chiang Rai

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

Chiang Rai vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.9% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$2.02 THB64.14	-65.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$5.58 THB177.61	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.62 THB19.73	-11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.29 THB9.28	-46.9%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 27.2% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.58 THB50.32	+189.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$8.37 THB266.20	+50.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$6.70 THB213.21	+99.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.94 THB61.67	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.36 THB43.32	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.18 THB37.48	-16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.47 THB14.92	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.77 THB24.62	-13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.42 THB13.43	-7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.64 THB20.48	+31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.52 THB16.41	+1.8%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.83 THB153.73	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$23.26 THB740.04	-24.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$20,468.61 THB651,237.92	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$11.94 THB379.89	-29.9%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 12.9% less for housing

	Nairobi	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$14.34 THB456.11	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$268.78 THB8,551.61	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$259.73 THB8,263.81	+25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$38.14 THB1,213.40	+30.1%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 88.0% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$644.81 THB20,515.64	+187.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$7,753.26 THB246,681.03	-11.6%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.86 THB59.20	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.28 THB40.70	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$3.72 THB118.41	+20.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$37.22 THB1,184.07	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$3.72 THB118.41	-49.4%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 52.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$62.03 THB1,973.45	+216.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$19.90 THB633.15	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$72.88 THB2,318.80	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$67.19 THB2,137.90	+7.9%
Average			+52.8%

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