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

🙂 Solo nomad: Garissa is 38.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 47.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Garissa is 33.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 40.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.72 KES 868

$2.03 ฿63.8

231.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.11 KES 2,982

$18.59 ฿585

24.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.63 KES 339

$7.48 ฿235

-64.84%

Cappuccino

$4.24 KES 547

$2.00 ฿62.8

112.00%

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

$1.10 KES 143

$0.85 ฿26.63

29.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 KES 85.8

$0.35 ฿11.05

91.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.88 KES 243

$2.21 ฿69.5

-14.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 KES 340

$3.76 ฿118

-29.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 KES 115

$1.72 ฿54.0

-48.26%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.2

$1.63 ฿51.4

-68.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.10 KES 141

$1.16 ฿36.42

-5.17%

Eggs

$1.66 KES 214

$1.98 ฿62.2

-16.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.93 ฿501

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.07 KES 783

$3.17 ฿99.6

91.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.35 KES 562

$10.90 ฿343

-60.09%

Apples (1kg)

$3.15 KES 406

$2.65 ฿83.2

18.87%

Banana (1kg)

$2.26 KES 292

$1.22 ฿38.45

85.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.15 KES 407

$1.70 ฿53.4

85.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.69 KES 89.2

$1.59 ฿49.99

-56.60%

Potato (1kg)

$0.83 KES 107

$1.32 ฿41.63

-37.12%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 KES 145

$1.17 ฿36.74

-3.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.4

$0.68 ฿21.31

-4.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 KES 61.1

$0.56 ฿17.52

-16.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.29 KES 295

$4.51 ฿142

-49.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 KES 758

$19.07 ฿600

-69.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 KES 241

$1.77 ฿55.7

5.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.39 KES 437

$3.18 ฿100.0

6.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.96 ฿30.27

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.90 ฿594

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.35 KES 304

$1.36 ฿42.69

72.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿42.51

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.03 ฿253

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.24 ฿39.08

-16.13%

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

$21.2K ฿665.4K

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

$9,107 KES 1.2M

$21.8K ฿684.0K

-58.14%

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

$15.30 KES 1,975

$71.2 ฿2,240

-78.52%

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

$14.09 ฿443

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.99 KES 2,966

$17.47 ฿549

31.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.37 KES 3,016

$42.07 ฿1,323

-44.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.88 ฿216

Cinema Ticket

$5.94 ฿187

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

$307 ฿9,664

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿465.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.55 KES 1,490

$55.7 ฿1,750

-79.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.52 KES 970

$26.79 ฿842

-71.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.04 KES 2,973

$83.2 ฿2,617

-72.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$22.82 KES 2,944

$70.1 ฿2,204

-67.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$101 KES 13.0K

$427 ฿13.4K

-76.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.2 KES 9,827

$237 ฿7,454

-67.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$190 KES 24.5K

$802 ฿25.2K

-76.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$169 KES 21.9K

$503 ฿15.8K

-66.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,061 ฿64.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ฿48.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$128 KES 16.5K

$654 ฿20.6K

-80.38%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Garissa: February 28, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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