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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nakuru is 15.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 32.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nakuru is 19.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 25.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 KES 446

$2.02 ฿65.3

70.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.09 KES 5,052

$18.78 ฿608

108.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.86 KES 886

$7.67 ฿248

-10.56%

Cappuccino

$1.71 KES 221

$1.98 ฿64.2

-13.64%

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

$0.41 KES 52.7

$0.82 ฿26.64

-50.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 KES 38.69

$0.33 ฿10.58

-9.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.43 KES 185

$2.12 ฿68.6

-32.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 KES 204

$3.73 ฿121

-57.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.48 KES 61.5

$1.64 ฿53.2

-70.73%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 KES 61.2

$1.57 ฿50.9

-70.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.1 KES 143

$1.19 ฿38.62

-7.56%

Eggs

$1.31 KES 169

$1.98 ฿64.1

-33.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.66 KES 990

$15.99 ฿517

-52.10%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.25 KES 808

$3.12 ฿101

100.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.18 KES 541

$11.16 ฿361

-62.54%

Apples (1kg)

$1.7 KES 220

$2.76 ฿89.2

-38.41%

Banana (1kg)

$0.45 KES 58.4

$1.22 ฿39.5

-63.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.7 KES 219

$1.71 ฿55.4

-0.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 KES 72.8

$1.55 ฿50.2

-63.87%

Potato (1kg)

$0.4 KES 52.3

$1.34 ฿43.21

-70.15%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 KES 71.7

$1.21 ฿39.23

-54.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.3

$0.72 ฿23.2

-9.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 KES 71.4

$0.53 ฿17.05

3.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.02 KES 261

$4.72 ฿153

-57.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.68 KES 605

$18.39 ฿595

-74.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.59 KES 205

$1.79 ฿57.9

-11.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 KES 232

$3.21 ฿104

-43.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 KES 97.1

$0.94 ฿30.44

-20.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.62 KES 3,441

$18.9 ฿612

40.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 KES 197

$1.42 ฿46.08

7.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 KES 98

$1.35 ฿43.53

-43.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 KES 370

$7.85 ฿254

-63.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 KES 170

$1.25 ฿40.4

4.80%

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

$12.3K KES 1.6M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-41.65%

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

$14.6K KES 1.9M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-33.26%

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

$30.73 KES 3,972

$70.6 ฿2,285

-56.48%

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

$17.01 KES 2,199

$13.72 ฿444

23.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.78 KES 5,012

$17.56 ฿568

120.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.68 KES 6,033

$41.64 ฿1,347

12.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ฿223

Cinema Ticket

$5.48 KES 708

$5.8 ฿188

-5.52%

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

$203 KES 26.3K

$308 ฿9,963

-33.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,863 KES 499.3K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-73.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.46 KES 2,386

$55.4 ฿1,793

-66.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.08 KES 3,112

$26.4 ฿854

-8.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.36 KES 5,086

$85.1 ฿2,755

-53.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.2 KES 6,873

$71.8 ฿2,323

-25.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$234 KES 30.2K

$434 ฿14K

-46.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$115 KES 14.9K

$235 ฿7,610

-51.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$387 KES 50K

$821 ฿26.6K

-52.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 KES 35.3K

$498 ฿16.1K

-45.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,180 ฿70.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,543 ฿49.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$384 KES 49.6K

$703 ฿22.8K

-45.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.5

150.00%

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

Last update for Nakuru: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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