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Udon Thani vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Udon Thani is 16.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% less in Udon Thani
Groceries: pay 36.3% more in Udon Thani
Transportation: pay 2.4% more in Udon Thani
Housing: pay 12.2% less in Udon Thani
Childcare: pay 25.2% more in Udon Thani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Udon Thani
Clothing: pay 62.1% more in Udon Thani

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

Udon Thani vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Udon Thani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$2.48 THB78.94	-57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$10.85 THB345.35	+55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$0.83 THB26.52	+18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.31 THB9.87	-43.5%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 36.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Udon Thani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.37 THB43.70	+151.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$9.30 THB296.02	+67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$8.05 THB256.23	+140.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$1.59 THB50.45	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$1.09 THB34.69	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$1.06 THB33.84	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.45 THB14.32	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$0.98 THB31.11	+9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$0.84 THB26.85	+85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.73 THB23.27	+49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.47 THB14.88	-7.7%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 2.4% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Udon Thani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$4.77 THB151.78	-11.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$13.18 THB419.36	-57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$43,643.10 THB1,388,567.52	+101.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$13.12 THB417.38	-23.0%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 12.2% less for housing

	Nairobi	Udon Thani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$23.26 THB740.04	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$206.02 THB6,554.67	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$126.27 THB4,017.38	-38.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$55.30 THB1,759.30	+88.6%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 25.2% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Udon Thani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$284.29 THB9,044.97	+26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$10,854.56 THB345,353.44	+23.7%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Udon Thani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$1.86 THB59.20	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$1.60 THB50.98	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.19 THB133.21	+35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$78.31 THB2,491.48	+72.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$6.20 THB197.34	-15.6%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 62.1% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Udon Thani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$36.60 THB1,164.33	+86.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$54.79 THB1,743.21	+120.2%
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	$83.74 THB2,664.16	+34.5%
Average			+62.1%

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