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

🙂 Solo nomad: Nanyuki is 15.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Nanyuki is 11.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Nanyuki
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.86 KES 499
$2.02 ฿65.3
91.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$31.16 KES 4,027
$18.78 ฿608
65.92%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.01 KES 906
$7.67 ฿248
-8.60%
Cappuccino
$1.89 KES 244
$1.98 ฿64.2
-4.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.76 KES 98.3
$0.82 ฿26.64
-7.32%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.54 KES 69.8
$0.33 ฿10.58
63.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.38 KES 307
$2.12 ฿68.6
12.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.88 KES 372
$3.73 ฿121
-22.79%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Nanyuki
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.88 KES 114
$1.64 ฿53.2
-46.34%
White Bread (500g)
$0.57 KES 73.2
$1.57 ฿50.9
-63.69%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.19 KES 154
$1.19 ฿38.62
-
Eggs
$1.53 KES 198
$1.98 ฿64.1
-22.73%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.72 KES 1,514
$15.99 ฿517
-26.70%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.87 KES 888
$3.12 ฿101
120.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$3.93 KES 508
$11.16 ฿361
-64.78%
Apples (1kg)
$3.03 KES 392
$2.76 ฿89.2
9.78%
Banana (1kg)
$1.03 KES 133
$1.22 ฿39.5
-15.57%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.09 KES 270
$1.71 ฿55.4
22.22%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.06 KES 137
$1.55 ฿50.2
-31.61%
Potato (1kg)
$1.04 KES 134
$1.34 ฿43.21
-22.39%
Onion (1kg)
$1.16 KES 151
$1.21 ฿39.23
-4.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.68 KES 88.1
$0.72 ฿23.2
-5.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.76 KES 98.4
$0.53 ฿17.05
43.40%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.63 KES 340
$4.72 ฿153
-44.28%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.57 KES 1,495
$18.39 ฿595
-37.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.88 KES 243
$1.79 ฿57.9
5.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.96 KES 254
$3.21 ฿104
-38.94%
🚌 Getting Around
Nanyuki
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.41 KES 52.8
$0.94 ฿30.44
-56.38%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.57 KES 203
$1.42 ฿46.08
10.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.51 KES 195
$1.35 ฿43.53
11.85%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.94 KES 380
$7.85 ฿254
-62.55%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.2 KES 155
$1.25 ฿40.4
-4.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22K KES 2.8M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
4.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20K KES 2.6M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
-8.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nanyuki
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.24 KES 4,425
$70.6 ฿2,285
-51.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.62 KES 2,147
$13.72 ฿444
21.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.8 KES 5,144
$17.56 ฿568
126.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Nanyuki
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.1 KES 6,860
$41.64 ฿1,347
27.47%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.9 ฿223
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.17 KES 797
$5.8 ฿188
6.38%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Nanyuki
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$63.9 KES 8,261
$308 ฿9,963
-79.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,596 KES 981.7K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-48.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Nanyuki
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$18.54 KES 2,397
$55.4 ฿1,793
-66.53%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.23 KES 3,131
$26.4 ฿854
-8.22%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$66.4 KES 8,581
$85.1 ฿2,755
-22.00%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.5 KES 7,174
$71.8 ฿2,323
-22.67%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Nanyuki
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$97.4 KES 12.6K
$434 ฿14K
-77.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$79.6 KES 10.3K
$235 ฿7,610
-66.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$334 KES 43.1K
$821 ฿26.6K
-59.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$213 KES 27.5K
$498 ฿16.1K
-57.29%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Nanyuki
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$116 KES 15K
$703 ฿22.8K
-83.46%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
14.84
5
196.80%

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Last update for Nanyuki: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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