Cost of Living Comparison Between Nyahururu and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Nyahururu and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Nyahururu is 22.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Nyahururu is 30.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 59.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Nyahururu
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.51 KES 712
$4.65 ฿147
18.49%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$38.12 KES 4,925
$46.11 ฿1,454
-17.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.76 KES 874
$8.74 ฿276
-22.65%
Cappuccino
$2.40 KES 311
$3.04 ฿95.8
-21.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 KES 92.6
$0.72 ฿22.72
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.51 KES 65.5
$0.39 ฿12.34
30.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.35 KES 303
$2.44 ฿77.0
-3.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.83 KES 366
$3.79 ฿120
-25.33%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Nyahururu
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.93 KES 121
$2.14 ฿67.7
-56.54%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 KES 72.8
$1.86 ฿58.7
-69.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 KES 208
$2.19 ฿69.0
-26.48%
Eggs
$1.68 KES 217
$2.25 ฿70.8
-25.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.81 KES 1,527
$19.73 ฿622
-40.14%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.82 KES 881
$3.79 ฿119
79.95%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.67 KES 733
$13.55 ฿427
-58.15%
Apples (1kg)
$3.05 KES 394
$3.25 ฿102
-6.15%
Banana (1kg)
$1.07 KES 139
$1.67 ฿52.7
-35.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.18 KES 282
$2.39 ฿75.5
-8.79%
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)
$1.13 KES 146
$1.51 ฿47.62
-25.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.65 KES 84.1
$0.99 ฿31.19
-34.34%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 KES 104
$0.51 ฿16.24
58.82%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.12 KES 403
$4.27 ฿135
-26.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.86 KES 1,532
$20.31 ฿640
-41.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.17 KES 281
$1.79 ฿56.5
21.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.68 KES 347
$2.77 ฿87.3
-3.25%
🚌 Getting Around
Nyahururu
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.40 ฿44.29
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿369
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.57 KES 203
$3.11 ฿98.1
-49.52%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.50 KES 193
$0.99 ฿31.37
51.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.98 KES 385
$13.73 ฿433
-78.30%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.59 KES 206
$1.32 ฿41.60
20.45%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.2K KES 2.7M
$27.2K ฿859.0K
-22.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.0K KES 2.6M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-41.40%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nyahururu
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.07 KES 4,403
$120 ฿3,797
-71.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.64 KES 2,150
$13.93 ฿439
19.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.50 KES 5,104
$18.31 ฿577
115.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Nyahururu
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.9 ฿1,922
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿544
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.25 KES 807
$8.71 ฿275
-28.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Nyahururu
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$201 KES 25.9K
$698 ฿22.0K
-71.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,163 KES 1.1M
$15.7K ฿496.2K
-48.12%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Nyahururu
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$18.10 KES 2,338
$57.6 ฿1,818
-68.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.27 KES 3,137
$34.24 ฿1,080
-29.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$64.6 KES 8,343
$113 ฿3,569
-42.95%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.5 KES 7,175
$84.8 ฿2,675
-34.52%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Nyahururu
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$76.0 KES 9,819
$604 ฿19.0K
-87.42%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$53.1 KES 6,865
$436 ฿13.8K
-87.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$350 KES 45.2K
$2,057 ฿64.9K
-83.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$156 KES 20.1K
$1,498 ฿47.3K
-89.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,252 ฿134.1K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿94.2K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Nyahururu
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$114 KES 14.8K
$529 ฿16.7K
-78.38%
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 Nyahururu: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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