Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 61.7% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.89
|
$2.91
THB100.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
$5.83
THB200.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.80
|
$0.62
THB21.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.94
|
$0.29
THB10.06
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$1.52
THB52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES723.71
|
$11.74
THB404.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.92
|
$7.32
THB252.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.45
|
$2.27
THB78.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.80
|
$1.31
THB45.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.61
|
$1.47
THB50.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.69
|
$0.73
THB25.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.12
|
$1.04
THB35.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.18
|
$0.80
THB27.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.47
|
$0.71
THB24.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES72.02
|
$0.62
THB21.45
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES799.40
|
$4.47
THB153.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,991.12
|
$39.32
THB1,355.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,494,449.20
|
$55,345.18
THB1,907,534.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,796.00
|
$10.34
THB356.41
|
|
pay 63.6% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,100.12
|
$15.36
THB529.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,481.01
|
$571.31
THB19,690.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,548.20
|
$301.88
THB10,404.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,899.13
|
$67.33
THB2,320.63
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,579.17
|
$632.63
THB21,804.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,036,793.35
|
$13,191.37
THB454,655.54
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.33
|
$2.33
THB80.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES290.13
|
$2.58
THB89.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES399.11
|
$4.20
THB144.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,711.78
|
$54.58
THB1,881.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES798.22
|
$7.28
THB250.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,180.62
|
$55.27
THB1,904.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,971.17
|
$34.84
THB1,200.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,005.99
|
$97.10
THB3,346.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,797.33
|
$92.12
THB3,175.04
|
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