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

🙂 Solo nomad: Garissa is 30.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 45.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Garissa is 36.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 42% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.40 KES 825

$1.97 ฿62.0

224.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.06 KES 2,974

$18.68 ฿587

23.45%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.77 KES 357

$7.92 ฿249

-65.03%

Cappuccino

$4.38 KES 565

$2.02 ฿63.7

116.83%

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

$1.15 KES 148

$0.84 ฿26.45

36.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 KES 89.0

$0.35 ฿11.07

97.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.89 KES 244

$2.22 ฿69.9

-14.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 KES 353

$3.59 ฿113

-23.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 KES 111

$1.67 ฿52.4

-48.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 62.6

$1.62 ฿51.1

-70.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.09 KES 140

$1.20 ฿37.83

-9.17%

Eggs

$1.70 KES 219

$1.93 ฿60.8

-11.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.00 ฿503

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.29 KES 812

$3.16 ฿99.2

99.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.35 KES 561

$10.93 ฿344

-60.20%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 390

$2.67 ฿83.8

13.11%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 KES 292

$1.18 ฿36.99

91.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.11 KES 402

$1.64 ฿51.5

89.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 KES 82.2

$1.59 ฿49.83

-59.75%

Potato (1kg)

$0.88 KES 113

$1.32 ฿41.64

-33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.14 KES 147

$1.19 ฿37.49

-4.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.4

$0.71 ฿22.20

-2.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 KES 58.0

$0.56 ฿17.75

-19.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.34 KES 302

$4.64 ฿146

-49.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.88 KES 888

$18.96 ฿596

-63.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 KES 238

$1.77 ฿55.7

3.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 KES 427

$3.20 ฿101

3.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.90 ฿28.32

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.24 ฿605

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.31 KES 298

$1.36 ฿42.78

69.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿42.37

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.15 ฿256

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.22 ฿38.43

-14.75%

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

$21.4K ฿671.8K

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

$9,232 KES 1.2M

$21.7K ฿683.8K

-57.56%

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

$15.44 KES 1,992

$70.3 ฿2,210

-78.04%

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

$13.91 ฿437

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.19 KES 2,991

$18.00 ฿566

28.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.23 KES 2,997

$41.78 ฿1,314

-44.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.80 ฿214

Cinema Ticket

$5.72 ฿180

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

$308 ฿9,693

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿465.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.45 KES 1,477

$55.9 ฿1,756

-79.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.87 KES 1,015

$26.71 ฿840

-70.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.47 KES 3,027

$84.5 ฿2,658

-72.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$23.35 KES 3,012

$70.8 ฿2,227

-67.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$101 KES 13.0K

$431 ฿13.5K

-76.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$78.5 KES 10.1K

$237 ฿7,439

-66.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$191 KES 24.6K

$811 ฿25.5K

-76.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$173 KES 22.3K

$501 ฿15.7K

-65.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,202 ฿69.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,600 ฿50.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$128 KES 16.5K

$684 ฿21.5K

-81.33%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Garissa: January 12, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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