Cost of Living Comparison Between Nakuru and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Nakuru and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Nakuru is 32.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nakuru is 39.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 KES 446

$4.68 ฿151

-26.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.09 KES 5,052

$46.4 ฿1,502

-15.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.86 KES 886

$8.65 ฿280

-20.69%

Cappuccino

$1.71 KES 221

$3.09 ฿100

-44.66%

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

$0.41 KES 52.7

$0.73 ฿23.53

-43.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 KES 38.69

$0.37 ฿11.95

-18.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.43 KES 185

$2.39 ฿77.4

-40.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 KES 204

$3.62 ฿117

-56.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.48 KES 61.5

$2.24 ฿72.5

-78.57%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 KES 61.2

$1.8 ฿58.2

-73.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.1 KES 143

$2.24 ฿72.3

-50.89%

Eggs

$1.31 KES 169

$2.23 ฿72.1

-41.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.66 KES 990

$19.31 ฿625

-60.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.25 KES 808

$3.77 ฿122

65.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.18 KES 541

$13.05 ฿422

-67.97%

Apples (1kg)

$1.7 KES 220

$3.28 ฿106

-48.17%

Banana (1kg)

$0.45 KES 58.4

$1.63 ฿52.6

-72.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.7 KES 219

$2.4 ฿77.7

-29.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 KES 72.8

$1.99 ฿64.3

-71.86%

Potato (1kg)

$0.4 KES 52.3

$1.53 ฿49.62

-73.86%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 KES 71.7

$1.49 ฿48.11

-63.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 84.3

$1.02 ฿32.87

-36.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 KES 71.4

$0.48 ฿15.61

14.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.02 KES 261

$4.32 ฿140

-53.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.68 KES 605

$21.68 ฿702

-78.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.59 KES 205

$1.77 ฿57.3

-10.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 KES 232

$2.79 ฿90.4

-35.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 KES 97.1

$1.35 ฿43.74

-44.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.62 KES 3,441

$11.76 ฿380

126.36%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 KES 197

$3.15 ฿102

-51.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 KES 98

$1 ฿32.3

-24.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.86 KES 370

$13.64 ฿442

-79.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 KES 170

$1.3 ฿42.2

0.77%

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

$12.3K KES 1.6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-54.85%

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

$14.6K KES 1.9M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-57.01%

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

$30.73 KES 3,972

$123 ฿3,970

-74.95%

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

$17.01 KES 2,199

$13.93 ฿451

22.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.78 KES 5,012

$18.24 ฿590

112.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$46.68 KES 6,033

$60.8 ฿1,966

-23.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$5.48 KES 708

$9.07 ฿294

-39.58%

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

$203 KES 26.3K

$694 ฿22.5K

-70.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,863 KES 499.3K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-75.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.46 KES 2,386

$57.5 ฿1,861

-67.90%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.08 KES 3,112

$34.51 ฿1,117

-30.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.36 KES 5,086

$115 ฿3,727

-65.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.2 KES 6,873

$84.8 ฿2,743

-37.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$234 KES 30.2K

$611 ฿19.8K

-61.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$115 KES 14.9K

$442 ฿14.3K

-73.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$387 KES 50K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-80.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 KES 35.3K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-81.28%

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)

$384 KES 49.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-44.91%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.5

5.33

134.52%

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

Last update for Nakuru: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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