Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 2.9% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.50
|
$3.85
KES498.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.01
|
$0.66
KES85.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.93
|
$0.53
KES68.90
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
$0.56
KES72.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.12
|
$5.59
KES723.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB227.77
|
$3.35
KES433.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
$1.70
KES220.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.97
|
$2.71
KES350.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.94
|
$1.26
KES163.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.74
|
$0.50
KES64.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.78
|
$0.87
KES113.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.44
|
$0.46
KES59.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.59
|
$0.48
KES62.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.25
|
$0.56
KES71.98
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.22
|
$6.17
KES798.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB866.60
|
$30.83
KES3,988.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
$19,266.80
KES2,492,997.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.36
|
$13.87
KES1,794.96
|
|
pay 13.6% more for housing
Thailand
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
$39.39
KES5,097.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
$428.53
KES55,448.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
$166.44
KES21,535.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
$22.39
KES2,897.44
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
$166.67
KES21,566.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,189.94
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.95
|
$2.31
KES299.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.72
|
$2.24
KES289.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
$3.08
KES398.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
$44.12
KES5,708.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.71
|
$6.17
KES797.76
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
$16.84
KES2,179.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
$22.95
KES2,969.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
$61.84
KES8,001.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
$52.50
KES6,793.38
|
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