Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Mombasa Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Mombasa

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 70% more expensive than Mombasa without rent, and 101% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 53.1% more expensive than Mombasa without rent, and 118.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$2.37 KES 306

90.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$19.45 KES 2,509

136.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.81 KES 1,136

-0.34%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.16 KES 408

-2.22%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.48 KES 62.2

45.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.47 KES 61.3

-14.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.87 KES 242

28.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.97 KES 383

23.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$0.81 KES 105

177.78%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.51 KES 65.2

266.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.41 KES 182

57.45%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.73 KES 224

28.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$9.69 KES 1,250

103.10%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.01 KES 775

-39.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$5.23 KES 674

150.29%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.81 KES 234

86.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$0.93 KES 120

81.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.51 KES 194

54.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$0.75 KES 96.1

164.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$0.68 KES 87.2

127.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.03 KES 133

46.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.62 KES 80.0

58.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.60 KES 78.0

-20.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.35 KES 432

29.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$7.97 KES 1,028

159.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.97 KES 254

-10.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.88 KES 372

-4.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.79 KES 102

73.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$34.58 KES 4,461

-67.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.02 KES 390

2.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$1.98 KES 256

-46.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$4.68 KES 604

193.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.59 KES 205

-15.72%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$11.9K KES 1.5M

132.99%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$12.2K KES 1.6M

176.34%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$44.64 KES 5,759

173.25%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$13.91 KES 1,794

-2.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$44.12 KES 5,691

-58.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$17.94 KES 2,314

243.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$18.96 KES 2,445

-11.92%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$4.67 KES 602

94.65%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$87.3 KES 11.3K

704.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$5,483 KES 707.3K

191.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$13.11 KES 1,691

349.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$13.88 KES 1,790

147.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$23.27 KES 3,002

384.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$45.56 KES 5,878

85.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$183 KES 23.6K

230.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$118 KES 15.2K

269.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$599 KES 77.2K

245.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$453 KES 58.5K

224.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$5,380 KES 694.0K

-17.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$3,879 KES 500.3K

-22.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$326 KES 42.0K

68.06%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-59.00%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Mombasa: January 13, 2026

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