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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mombasa is 27.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mombasa is 11.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 16% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.37 KES 306

$1.97 ฿62.0

20.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.45 KES 2,509

$18.68 ฿587

4.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.81 KES 1,136

$7.92 ฿249

11.24%

Cappuccino

$3.16 KES 408

$2.02 ฿63.7

56.44%

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

$0.48 KES 62.2

$0.84 ฿26.45

-42.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 KES 61.3

$0.35 ฿11.07

34.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.87 KES 242

$2.22 ฿69.9

-15.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 KES 383

$3.59 ฿113

-17.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.81 KES 105

$1.67 ฿52.4

-51.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 KES 65.2

$1.62 ฿51.1

-68.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.41 KES 182

$1.20 ฿37.83

17.50%

Eggs

$1.73 KES 224

$1.93 ฿60.8

-10.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.69 KES 1,250

$16.00 ฿503

-39.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.01 KES 775

$3.16 ฿99.2

90.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.23 KES 674

$10.93 ฿344

-52.15%

Apples (1kg)

$1.81 KES 234

$2.67 ฿83.8

-32.21%

Banana (1kg)

$0.93 KES 120

$1.18 ฿36.99

-21.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 KES 194

$1.64 ฿51.5

-7.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.75 KES 96.1

$1.59 ฿49.83

-52.83%

Potato (1kg)

$0.68 KES 87.2

$1.32 ฿41.64

-48.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 KES 133

$1.19 ฿37.49

-13.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.62 KES 80.0

$0.71 ฿22.20

-12.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 KES 78.0

$0.56 ฿17.75

7.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.35 KES 432

$4.64 ฿146

-27.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.97 KES 1,028

$18.96 ฿596

-57.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.97 KES 254

$1.77 ฿55.7

11.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.88 KES 372

$3.20 ฿101

-10.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.79 KES 102

$0.90 ฿28.32

-12.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.58 KES 4,461

$19.24 ฿605

79.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.02 KES 390

$1.36 ฿42.78

122.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.98 KES 256

$1.35 ฿42.37

46.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.68 KES 604

$8.15 ฿256

-42.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.59 KES 205

$1.22 ฿38.43

30.33%

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

$11.9K KES 1.5M

$21.4K ฿671.8K

-44.45%

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

$12.2K KES 1.6M

$21.7K ฿683.8K

-44.11%

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

$44.64 KES 5,759

$70.3 ฿2,210

-36.50%

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

$13.91 KES 1,794

$13.91 ฿437

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.12 KES 5,691

$18.00 ฿566

145.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.94 KES 2,314

$41.78 ฿1,314

-57.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.96 KES 2,445

$6.80 ฿214

178.82%

Cinema Ticket

$4.67 KES 602

$5.72 ฿180

-18.36%

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

$87.3 KES 11.3K

$308 ฿9,693

-71.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,483 KES 707.3K

$14.8K ฿465.7K

-62.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.11 KES 1,691

$55.9 ฿1,756

-76.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.88 KES 1,790

$26.71 ฿840

-48.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.27 KES 3,002

$84.5 ฿2,658

-72.47%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.56 KES 5,878

$70.8 ฿2,227

-35.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$183 KES 23.6K

$431 ฿13.5K

-57.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$118 KES 15.2K

$237 ฿7,439

-50.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$599 KES 77.2K

$811 ฿25.5K

-26.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$453 KES 58.5K

$501 ฿15.7K

-9.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,380 KES 694.0K

$2,202 ฿69.2K

144.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,879 KES 500.3K

$1,600 ฿50.3K

142.38%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$326 KES 42.0K

$684 ฿21.5K

-52.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

160.00%

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

Last update for Mombasa: January 13, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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