Cost of Living Comparison Between Garissa and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Garissa and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Garissa is 40.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 62.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Garissa is 55.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.45 KES 833

$4.68 ฿151

37.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.18 KES 2,995

$46.4 ฿1,502

-50.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.69 KES 347

$8.65 ฿280

-68.90%

Cappuccino

$4.29 KES 554

$3.09 ฿100

38.83%

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

$1.1 KES 142

$0.73 ฿23.53

50.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 KES 88

$0.37 ฿11.95

83.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.9 KES 245

$2.39 ฿77.4

-20.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 KES 348

$3.62 ฿117

-25.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.84 KES 108

$2.24 ฿72.5

-62.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 67.8

$1.8 ฿58.2

-71.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.1 KES 143

$2.24 ฿72.3

-50.89%

Eggs

$1.63 KES 210

$2.23 ฿72.1

-26.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.09 KES 787

$3.77 ฿122

61.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.25 KES 549

$13.05 ฿422

-67.43%

Apples (1kg)

$3.18 KES 411

$3.28 ฿106

-3.05%

Banana (1kg)

$2.27 KES 293

$1.63 ฿52.6

39.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.02 KES 391

$2.4 ฿77.7

25.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 KES 82.1

$1.99 ฿64.3

-67.84%

Potato (1kg)

$0.83 KES 107

$1.53 ฿49.62

-45.75%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 KES 154

$1.49 ฿48.11

-20.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.6

$1.02 ฿32.87

-36.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 KES 61.3

$0.48 ฿15.61

-2.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.34 KES 302

$4.32 ฿140

-45.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.75 KES 872

$21.68 ฿702

-68.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 KES 239

$1.77 ฿57.3

4.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.28 KES 424

$2.79 ฿90.4

17.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.29 KES 296

$3.15 ฿102

-27.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 KES 140

$1.3 ฿42.2

-16.92%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

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

$9,130 KES 1.2M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-73.07%

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

$15.34 KES 1,982

$123 ฿3,970

-87.50%

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

$13.93 ฿451

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.47 KES 3,033

$18.24 ฿590

28.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.8 KES 2,947

$60.8 ฿1,966

-62.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

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

$694 ฿22.5K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.49 KES 1,485

$57.5 ฿1,861

-80.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.69 KES 994

$34.51 ฿1,117

-77.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.59 KES 3,049

$115 ฿3,727

-79.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$22.9 KES 2,960

$84.8 ฿2,743

-72.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$101 KES 13.1K

$611 ฿19.8K

-83.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.1 KES 9,966

$442 ฿14.3K

-82.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$195 KES 25.1K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-90.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$167 KES 21.6K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-88.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$129 KES 16.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-81.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Garissa: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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