Cost of Living Comparison Between Kilifi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kilifi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kilifi is 55.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 65% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kilifi is 46.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 65.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.38 KES 308

$4.68 ฿151

-49.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.8 KES 6,565

$46.4 ฿1,502

9.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.29 KES 296

$8.65 ฿280

-73.53%

Cappuccino

$1.91 KES 247

$3.09 ฿100

-38.19%

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

$0.79 KES 102

$0.73 ฿23.53

8.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 KES 97.4

$0.37 ฿11.95

102.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.89 KES 244

$2.39 ฿77.4

-20.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 KES 117

$2.24 ฿72.5

-59.38%

White Bread (500g)

$0.8 KES 103

$1.8 ฿58.2

-55.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.87 KES 242

$2.24 ฿72.3

-16.52%

Eggs

$1.88 KES 242

$2.23 ฿72.1

-15.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿122

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

Apples (1kg)

$2.3 KES 298

$3.28 ฿106

-29.88%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 KES 109

$1.63 ฿52.6

-47.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.81 KES 234

$2.4 ฿77.7

-24.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.64 KES 83

$1.99 ฿64.3

-67.84%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 KES 83.7

$1.53 ฿49.62

-57.52%

Onion (1kg)

$0.6 KES 77.7

$1.49 ฿48.11

-59.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.18

$0.48 ฿15.61

-50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

Wine (Bottle)

$11.65 KES 1,505

$21.68 ฿702

-46.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.94 KES 251

$1.77 ฿57.3

9.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

$1.35 ฿43.74

-41.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.62 KES 3,570

$11.76 ฿380

134.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.73 KES 94.6

$1 ฿32.3

-27.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 KES 168

$1.3 ฿42.2

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)

$33.9K ฿1.1M

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

$15.51 KES 2,004

$123 ฿3,970

-87.36%

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

$10.2 KES 1,318

$13.93 ฿451

-26.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.28 KES 3,268

$18.24 ฿590

38.60%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.98 KES 3,616

$60.8 ฿1,966

-53.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$7.69 KES 994

$9.07 ฿294

-15.21%

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

$165 KES 21.3K

$694 ฿22.5K

-76.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,932 KES 637.4K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-68.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.56 KES 1,235

$57.5 ฿1,861

-83.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.87 KES 1,146

$34.51 ฿1,117

-74.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$15.61 KES 2,017

$115 ฿3,727

-86.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$17.6 KES 2,274

$84.8 ฿2,743

-79.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$175 KES 22.6K

$611 ฿19.8K

-71.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$114 KES 14.8K

$442 ฿14.3K

-74.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 KES 34.9K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-86.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$263 KES 34K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-81.99%

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)

$233 KES 30.1K

$697 ฿22.5K

-66.57%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

50.09%

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

Last update for Kilifi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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