Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Nairobi Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Nairobi

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 2.6% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 14.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 5.8% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 1.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.97 ฿62.0

$5.38 KES 694

-63.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.68 ฿587

$38.46 KES 4,961

-51.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.92 ฿249

$6.87 KES 886

15.28%

Cappuccino

$2.02 ฿63.7

$2.43 KES 314

-16.87%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.84 ฿26.45

$0.71 KES 91.3

18.31%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.07

$0.53 KES 68.5

-33.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.22 ฿69.9

$2.34 KES 302

-5.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 ฿113

$2.96 KES 382

21.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 ฿52.4

$0.87 KES 112

91.95%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 ฿51.1

$0.52 KES 67.6

211.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.20 ฿37.83

$1.64 KES 212

-26.83%

Eggs

$1.93 ฿60.8

$1.65 KES 212

16.97%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.00 ฿503

$11.50 KES 1,484

39.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.16 ฿99.2

$6.68 KES 862

-52.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.93 ฿344

$5.65 KES 729

93.45%

Apples (1kg)

$2.67 ฿83.8

$3.06 KES 395

-12.75%

Banana (1kg)

$1.18 ฿36.99

$1.04 KES 134

13.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.64 ฿51.5

$2.08 KES 268

-21.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿49.83

$1.05 KES 135

51.43%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 ฿41.64

$1.04 KES 134

26.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 ฿37.49

$1.16 KES 149

2.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ฿22.20

$0.64 KES 83.0

10.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ฿17.75

$0.74 KES 95.7

-24.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.64 ฿146

$3.01 KES 388

54.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.96 ฿596

$11.46 KES 1,479

65.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.7

$2.20 KES 284

-19.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.20 ฿101

$2.79 KES 360

14.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.90 ฿28.32

$0.80 KES 103

12.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.24 ฿605

$31.16 KES 4,019

-38.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿42.78

$1.53 KES 198

-11.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿42.37

$1.51 KES 194

-10.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.15 ฿256

$2.92 KES 377

179.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ฿38.43

$1.54 KES 198

-20.78%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.4K ฿671.8K

$21.7K KES 2.8M

-1.71%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.7K ฿683.8K

$20.0K KES 2.6M

8.55%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$70.3 ฿2,210

$34.34 KES 4,430

104.72%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.91 ฿437

$17.10 KES 2,206

-18.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.00 ฿566

$39.63 KES 5,113

-54.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.78 ฿1,314

$43.48 KES 5,609

-3.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.80 ฿214

$20.53 KES 2,648

-66.88%

Cinema Ticket

$5.72 ฿180

$6.03 KES 778

-5.14%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$308 ฿9,693

$206 KES 26.6K

49.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿465.7K

$7,893 KES 1.0M

87.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.9 ฿1,756

$18.34 KES 2,366

204.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.71 ฿840

$24.06 KES 3,104

11.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.5 ฿2,658

$64.4 KES 8,307

31.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.8 ฿2,227

$56.2 KES 7,253

25.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$431 ฿13.5K

$453 KES 58.4K

-4.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,439

$183 KES 23.6K

29.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$811 ฿25.5K

$1,111 KES 143.3K

-27.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$501 ฿15.7K

$429 KES 55.4K

16.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,202 ฿69.2K

$1,546 KES 199.4K

42.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,600 ฿50.3K

$911 KES 117.5K

75.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$684 ฿21.5K

$393 KES 50.8K

73.97%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

-66.31%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

Last update for Nairobi: January 10, 2026

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