Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 1.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 41.8% more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB60.82
|
$3.85
KES497.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.72
|
$0.66
KES85.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.54
|
$0.53
KES68.69
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB51.02
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB249.10
|
$5.59
KES721.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB208.21
|
$3.35
KES432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB70.26
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB43.47
|
$2.71
KES349.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB41.26
|
$1.26
KES163.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.97
|
$0.50
KES64.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.83
|
$0.87
KES112.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.75
|
$0.46
KES58.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.98
|
$0.48
KES62.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.82
|
$0.56
KES71.76
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB155.32
|
$6.17
KES796.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB810.90
|
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB734,878.88
|
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB407.98
|
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB633.26
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,534.03
|
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,138.82
|
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,707.27
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB16,049.08
|
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB460,475.83
|
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB78.56
|
$2.31
KES298.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB62.15
|
$2.24
KES289.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,216.60
|
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,942.78
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,054.17
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,838.15
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,229.98
|
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
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