Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 2.9% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 13.6% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 36.9% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 25.5% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB77.75	$3.85 KES498.05	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB200.62	$6.17 KES796.87	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB23.48	$0.66 KES85.65	-6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.64	$0.53 KES68.82	+40.3%
Average			+25.5%

Thailand vs. Nairobi - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Thailand	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB46.63	$0.56 KES72.13	-60.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB272.01	$5.59 KES722.48	-31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB222.76	$3.35 KES433.19	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB68.19	$1.70 KES220.07	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB43.00	$2.71 KES350.21	+110.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB41.02	$1.26 KES163.33	+2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.35	$0.50 KES64.58	-4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.17	$0.87 KES112.93	+7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB21.94	$0.46 KES59.08	-30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.07	$0.48 KES62.36	-30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB17.85	$0.56 KES71.90	+3.9%
Average			-9.0%

Thailand vs. Nairobi - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Thailand	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB148.88	$6.17 KES798.05	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB847.57	$30.83 KES3,984.37	+21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,045,172.50	$19,266.80 KES2,490,233.99	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB322.12	$13.87 KES1,792.97	+43.5%
Average			+16.1%

Thailand vs. Nairobi - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.6% more for housing

	Thailand	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB571.02	$39.39 KES5,091.51	+129.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB12,970.98	$428.53 KES55,387.25	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,506.07	$166.44 KES21,511.79	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,838.70	$22.39 KES2,894.23	-59.4%
Average			+13.6%

Thailand vs. Nairobi - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.9% less for childcare

	Thailand	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,385.96	$166.67 KES21,542.71	-51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB344,725.62	$8,008.06 KES1,035,041.33	-22.6%
Average			-36.9%

Thailand vs. Nairobi - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB73.31	$2.31 KES298.83	+5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB63.30	$2.24 KES289.63	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB128.21	$3.08 KES398.44	-19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,626.00	$44.12 KES5,702.13	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB180.66	$6.17 KES796.87	+13.7%
Average			+1.5%

Thailand vs. Nairobi - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Thailand	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,286.96	$16.84 KES2,176.94	-56.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB978.45	$22.95 KES2,966.15	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,758.74	$61.84 KES7,992.47	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,184.64	$52.50 KES6,785.85	-19.9%
Average			-30.9%

Thailand vs. Nairobi - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

More cost comparisons

Thailand vs.

Canberra

Thailand vs.

Phnom Penh

Thailand vs.

Vienna

Thailand vs.

Singapore

Thailand vs.

Madrid

Thailand vs.

Wellington

Thailand vs.

Ottawa

Thailand vs.

Cairo

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Thailand vs. Kenya. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Thailand and Kenya.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Thailand

Add prices for Nairobi

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Nairobi or Thailand. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.