Cost of living comparison

 Phuket, Thailand
compared to
 Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 10.5% cheaper than Phuket.

Restaurants
pay 2.2% less in Nairobi
Groceries
pay 12.7% less in Nairobi
Transportation
pay 57.8% more in Nairobi
Housing
pay 0.3% more in Nairobi
Childcare
pay 56.5% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.7% less in Nairobi
Clothing
pay 40.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Phuket, you would:

pay 2.2% less for restaurants

 
Phuket
Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.37
THB147.49
$3.85
KES499.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.28
THB245.81
$6.17
KES798.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB26.55
$0.66
KES85.86

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pay 12.7% less for groceries

 
Phuket
Nairobi
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
THB55.67
$0.56
KES72.31
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.27
THB414.02
$5.59
KES724.23
Milk (1 gallon) $6.86
THB231.69
$3.35
KES434.24

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pay 57.8% more for transportation

 
Phuket
Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.56
THB153.97
$6.17
KES799.97
Monthly public transit pass $10.72
THB361.77
$30.83
KES3,994.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,303.23
THB786,587.61
$19,266.80
KES2,496,247.04

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pay 0.3% more for housing

 
Phuket
Nairobi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.30
THB516.43
$39.39
KES5,103.80
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $530.93
THB17,921.32
$428.53
KES55,520.99
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $431.47
THB14,564.16
$166.44
KES21,563.73

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

 
Phuket
Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $708.81
THB23,925.37
$166.67
KES21,594.73
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,628.75
THB426,276.35
$8,008.06
KES1,037,540.60

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Phuket
Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.82
THB95.21
$2.31
KES299.55
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.40
THB80.87
$2.24
KES290.33
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.25
THB143.55
$3.08
KES399.40

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pay 40.3% less for clothing

 
Phuket
Nairobi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.27
THB2,236.86
$16.84
KES2,182.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.33
THB956.20
$22.95
KES2,973.31
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.92
THB3,474.10
$61.84
KES8,011.76

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