Cost of Living Comparison Between Nanyuki and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Nanyuki and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Nanyuki is 33.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Nanyuki is 25.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.94 KES 509

$4.65 ฿147

-15.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.18 KES 4,029

$46.11 ฿1,454

-32.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.77 KES 874

$8.74 ฿276

-22.54%

Cappuccino

$1.83 KES 237

$3.04 ฿95.8

-39.80%

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

$0.74 KES 96.1

$0.72 ฿22.72

2.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.9

$0.39 ฿12.34

35.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.35 KES 304

$2.44 ฿77.0

-3.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.93 KES 379

$3.79 ฿120

-22.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.86 KES 111

$2.14 ฿67.7

-59.81%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 KES 74.5

$1.86 ฿58.7

-68.82%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.18 KES 153

$2.19 ฿69.0

-46.12%

Eggs

$1.58 KES 204

$2.25 ฿70.8

-29.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.49 KES 1,485

$19.73 ฿622

-41.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.73 KES 869

$3.79 ฿119

77.57%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.81 KES 493

$13.55 ฿427

-71.88%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 KES 390

$3.25 ฿102

-7.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 KES 141

$1.67 ฿52.7

-34.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 KES 270

$2.39 ฿75.5

-12.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.05 KES 136

$2.09 ฿66.0

-49.76%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 KES 132

$1.53 ฿48.22

-33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 151

$1.51 ฿47.62

-22.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.4

$0.99 ฿31.19

-30.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 KES 98.1

$0.51 ฿16.24

49.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.69 KES 347

$4.27 ฿135

-37.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.71 KES 1,514

$20.31 ฿640

-42.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.95 KES 253

$1.79 ฿56.5

8.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 KES 252

$2.77 ฿87.3

-29.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 KES 48.23

$1.40 ฿44.29

-73.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 KES 197

$3.11 ฿98.1

-51.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.53 KES 198

$0.99 ฿31.37

54.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.92 KES 378

$13.73 ฿433

-78.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 KES 154

$1.32 ฿41.60

-9.85%

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

$21.5K KES 2.8M

$27.2K ฿859.0K

-21.08%

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

$20.0K KES 2.6M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-41.48%

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

$34.10 KES 4,406

$120 ฿3,797

-71.68%

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

$16.92 KES 2,186

$13.93 ฿439

21.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.74 KES 5,135

$18.31 ฿577

117.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.7 KES 7,064

$60.9 ฿1,922

-10.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

Cinema Ticket

$6.24 KES 806

$8.71 ฿275

-28.36%

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

$64.9 KES 8,381

$698 ฿22.0K

-90.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,850 KES 1.0M

$15.7K ฿496.2K

-50.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.30 KES 2,365

$57.6 ฿1,818

-68.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.07 KES 3,111

$34.24 ฿1,080

-29.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.2 KES 8,421

$113 ฿3,569

-42.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.0 KES 7,364

$84.8 ฿2,675

-32.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$97.2 KES 12.6K

$604 ฿19.0K

-83.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$79.2 KES 10.2K

$436 ฿13.8K

-81.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$329 KES 42.5K

$2,057 ฿64.9K

-83.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$211 KES 27.3K

$1,498 ฿47.3K

-85.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$118 KES 15.3K

$529 ฿16.7K

-77.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

5.33

178.42%

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

Last update for Nanyuki: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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