Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 37.6% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 6.4% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES593.18
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.89
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.31
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES701.29
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES449.19
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES344.68
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.01
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.13
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.46
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.02
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.66
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.78
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES623.08
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 95.0% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.16
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES281.28
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES790.90
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 79.5% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
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