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Surat Thani vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Surat Thani is 26.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% less in Surat Thani
Groceries: pay 46.6% more in Surat Thani
Transportation: pay 16.1% less in Surat Thani
Housing: pay 6.2% less in Surat Thani
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Surat Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Surat Thani
Clothing: pay 94.4% more in Surat Thani

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

Surat Thani vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surat Thani instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 43.1% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Surat Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES749.71	$1.94 THB61.57	-66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES899.65	$4.65 THB147.78	-33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.65	$0.50 THB15.76	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.92	$0.31 THB9.85	-43.5%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 46.6% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Surat Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.57	$1.26 THB40.06	+130.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES718.95	$8.53 THB271.01	+53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES433.42	$7.55 THB239.92	+125.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.40	$1.95 THB62.07	+18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.92	$1.84 THB58.48	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.68	$1.51 THB47.96	+7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.31	$0.90 THB28.61	+89.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.89	$0.98 THB31.28	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.92	$0.80 THB25.32	+74.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.40	$0.56 THB17.87	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.42	$0.63 THB20.03	+24.5%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Surat Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES697.29	$4.69 THB149.11	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,998.45	$21.71 THB689.62	-29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$27,911.74 THB887K	+28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,199.15	$8.50 THB269.92	-50.1%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 6.2% less for housing

	Nairobi	Surat Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,148.44	$19.53 THB620.48	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,598.82	$242.94 THB7,717.22	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,644.86	$155.07 THB4,925.88	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,787.29	$58.70 THB1,864.59	+100.2%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Nairobi	Surat Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,947.13	$623.36 THB19,802.05	+178.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$14,508.83 THB461K	+65.3%
Average			+121.7%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Surat Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.88	$2.17 THB68.96	-6.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.07	$1.55 THB49.26	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.85	$3.10 THB98.52	+0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,850.24	$49.62 THB1,576.28	+9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES949.63	$4.65 THB147.78	-36.7%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 94.4% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Surat Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,534.31	$66.46 THB2,111.09	+238.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,213.04	$29.92 THB950.53	+20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,771.60	$117.41 THB3,729.60	+72.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,042.89	$90.82 THB2,885.16	+45.8%
Average			+94.4%

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