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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 0.1% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 10.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 8.8% cheaper than Nairobi without rent, and 2.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.98 ฿62.6

$5.38 KES 696

-63.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.64 ฿589

$38.94 KES 5,037

-52.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.90 ฿249

$6.72 KES 869

17.56%

Cappuccino

$1.99 ฿62.9

$2.37 KES 306

-16.03%

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

$0.82 ฿25.95

$0.71 KES 91.3

15.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ฿10.28

$0.51 KES 65.7

-35.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.17 ฿68.6

$2.33 KES 302

-6.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿120

$2.87 KES 372

32.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 ฿51.9

$0.91 KES 118

80.22%

White Bread (500g)

$1.58 ฿49.87

$0.53 KES 68.5

198.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 ฿37.58

$1.58 KES 204

-24.68%

Eggs

$1.90 ฿60.1

$1.68 KES 217

13.10%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.99 ฿505

$11.63 KES 1,505

37.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.13 ฿99.0

$6.77 KES 875

-53.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.79 ฿341

$5.58 KES 721

93.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 ฿85.9

$3.14 KES 406

-13.38%

Banana (1kg)

$1.17 ฿37.08

$1.09 KES 141

7.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.65 ฿52.2

$2.09 KES 271

-21.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.33

$1.05 KES 136

45.71%

Potato (1kg)

$1.40 ฿44.20

$1.03 KES 133

35.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.20 ฿37.78

$1.15 KES 149

4.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.66 ฿20.99

$0.65 KES 84.0

1.54%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ฿16.62

$0.81 KES 105

-34.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.48 ฿142

$3.11 KES 403

44.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.25 ฿608

$11.78 KES 1,523

63.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 ฿58.2

$2.20 KES 285

-16.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 ฿99.9

$2.79 KES 361

13.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.89 ฿28.15

$0.80 KES 103

11.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.97 ฿599

$30.60 KES 3,958

-38.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.37 ฿43.25

$1.53 KES 197

-10.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 ฿42.80

$1.58 KES 205

-13.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.16 ฿258

$2.95 KES 382

176.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ฿38.95

$1.59 KES 206

-22.64%

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

$21.7K ฿686.4K

$21.8K KES 2.8M

-0.49%

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

$22.0K ฿695.2K

$20.1K KES 2.6M

9.61%

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

$70.2 ฿2,218

$34.93 KES 4,518

101.09%

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

$14.08 ฿445

$16.76 KES 2,167

-15.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.81 ฿562

$39.21 KES 5,071

-54.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.70 ฿1,317

$43.29 KES 5,599

-3.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.65 ฿210

$19.98 KES 2,584

-66.72%

Cinema Ticket

$5.82 ฿184

$6.21 KES 803

-6.28%

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

$310 ฿9,788

$207 KES 26.7K

50.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K ฿464.7K

$7,924 KES 1.0M

85.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$56.5 ฿1,785

$18.48 KES 2,390

205.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.79 ฿846

$23.84 KES 3,083

12.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.2 ฿2,628

$64.8 KES 8,381

28.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.1 ฿2,245

$57.6 KES 7,444

23.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$430 ฿13.6K

$455 KES 58.8K

-5.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,492

$182 KES 23.5K

30.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 ฿25.9K

$1,135 KES 146.8K

-27.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$507 ฿16.0K

$429 KES 55.4K

18.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,088 ฿65.9K

$1,569 KES 202.9K

33.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,525 ฿48.2K

$916 KES 118.5K

66.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$644 ฿20.4K

$403 KES 52.1K

60.07%

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: March 10, 2026

Last update for Nairobi: March 9, 2026

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