Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 56.5% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES495.55
|
$4.11
THB138.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
$6.85
THB231.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.42
|
$0.73
THB24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.12
|
$0.38
THB12.97
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$1.59
THB53.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES733.82
|
$11.53
THB390.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES434.59
|
$6.21
THB210.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
$2.01
THB68.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES343.68
|
$1.23
THB41.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.00
|
$1.34
THB45.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.77
|
$0.45
THB15.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES99.88
|
$0.82
THB27.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.46
|
$0.66
THB22.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.17
|
$0.61
THB20.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.21
|
$0.46
THB15.48
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES784.44
|
$4.30
THB145.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
$10.84
THB366.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
$19,171.96
THB648,585.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
$10.74
THB363.21
|
|
pay 84.2% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
$14.20
THB480.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
$514.87
THB17,417.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
$436.39
THB14,763.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
$79.44
THB2,687.51
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
$616.89
THB20,869.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
$13,066.70
THB442,044.93
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES297.33
|
$2.74
THB92.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES288.48
|
$2.25
THB76.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
$4.00
THB135.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
$54.14
THB1,831.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES792.88
|
$8.22
THB277.97
|
|
pay 66.6% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
$47.60
THB1,610.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
$26.64
THB901.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
$98.60
THB3,335.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
$68.47
THB2,316.38
|
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