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

🙂 Solo nomad: Garissa is 50.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 63.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Garissa is 41.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.68 KES 862

$4.59 ฿147

45.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.10 KES 2,983

$46.83 ฿1,497

-50.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.64 KES 341

$8.70 ฿278

-69.66%

Cappuccino

$4.14 KES 535

$2.92 ฿93.5

41.78%

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

$1.13 KES 146

$0.68 ฿21.86

66.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 KES 92.4

$0.40 ฿12.66

80.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.92 KES 247

$2.51 ฿80.2

-23.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 KES 356

$3.80 ฿122

-27.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.90 KES 117

$2.16 ฿69.1

-58.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 KES 66.9

$1.88 ฿60.1

-72.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 KES 147

$2.16 ฿69.0

-47.22%

Eggs

$1.62 KES 210

$2.22 ฿71.0

-27.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 KES 791

$3.80 ฿122

61.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.22 KES 545

$13.41 ฿429

-68.53%

Apples (1kg)

$3.11 KES 402

$3.26 ฿104

-4.60%

Banana (1kg)

$2.39 KES 309

$1.61 ฿51.5

48.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.16 KES 408

$2.31 ฿73.8

36.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.63 KES 81.7

$2.06 ฿65.8

-69.42%

Potato (1kg)

$0.89 KES 115

$1.61 ฿51.3

-44.72%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 151

$1.44 ฿46.13

-18.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.5

$1.03 ฿32.91

-36.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KES 62.3

$0.48 ฿15.34

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.31 KES 298

$4.50 ฿144

-48.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.80 KES 749

$19.18 ฿613

-69.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 KES 238

$1.82 ฿58.3

1.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 KES 415

$2.69 ฿86.0

19.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.04

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.36 KES 304

$3.11 ฿99.3

-24.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.09

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.30 ฿41.49

-20.00%

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

$27.4K ฿874.5K

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

$9,374 KES 1.2M

$33.0K ฿1.1M

-71.61%

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

$15.61 KES 2,016

$125 ฿3,993

-87.50%

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

$13.74 ฿439

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.18 KES 2,994

$18.61 ฿595

24.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.96 KES 2,965

$60.6 ฿1,936

-62.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

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

$698 ฿22.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.65 KES 1,505

$59.2 ฿1,893

-80.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.64 KES 987

$34.86 ฿1,115

-78.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.07 KES 2,979

$114 ฿3,651

-79.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$23.28 KES 3,006

$85.8 ฿2,743

-72.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$98.7 KES 12.7K

$619 ฿19.8K

-84.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.5 KES 9,885

$437 ฿14.0K

-82.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$190 KES 24.6K

$2,075 ฿66.3K

-90.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$173 KES 22.3K

$1,509 ฿48.2K

-88.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$130 KES 16.8K

$528 ฿16.9K

-75.35%

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

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