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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 48.3% more expensive than Mombasa without rent, and 108.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 64.6% more expensive than Mombasa without rent, and 123% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$2.33 KES 301

99.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$19.40 KES 2,504

137.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$8.95 KES 1,155

-2.35%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$3.29 KES 424

-7.60%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$0.52 KES 67.1

38.46%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$0.44 KES 56.8

-11.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

$1.94 KES 251

25.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$2.92 KES 377

29.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$0.88 KES 114

143.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$0.54 KES 70.4

244.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$1.39 KES 179

57.55%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$1.73 KES 224

30.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$10.04 KES 1,297

96.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$6.05 KES 781

-37.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$5.32 KES 686

154.70%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$1.86 KES 240

74.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$0.85 KES 109

96.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$1.58 KES 204

51.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$0.81 KES 104

158.02%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$0.71 KES 91.0

115.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$1.04 KES 135

45.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$0.61 KES 79.2

62.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$0.57 KES 73.9

-10.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$3.44 KES 444

24.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

$7.88 KES 1,018

157.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

$1.98 KES 256

-9.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

$2.78 KES 359

-0.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

$0.79 KES 102

77.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

$34.73 KES 4,484

-66.31%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$3.07 KES 397

1.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

$1.89 KES 244

-47.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

$4.74 KES 612

189.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$1.66 KES 214

-20.48%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

$12.1K KES 1.6M

125.81%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$12.0K KES 1.5M

184.59%

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

$120 ฿3,811

$44.51 KES 5,747

170.50%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$13.90 KES 1,794

0.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$44.34 KES 5,724

-58.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$18.15 KES 2,343

235.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

$19.01 KES 2,454

-9.36%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$4.52 KES 583

92.70%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$85.6 KES 11.1K

715.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$5,477 KES 707.2K

187.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$13.36 KES 1,725

331.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$13.70 KES 1,769

149.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$23.11 KES 2,984

389.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$46.61 KES 6,018

81.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$181 KES 23.3K

234.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$115 KES 14.8K

280.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$607 KES 78.4K

238.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$460 KES 59.4K

225.68%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

$5,536 KES 714.8K

-23.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

$3,956 KES 510.7K

-24.47%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$321 KES 41.4K

64.88%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mombasa: March 2, 2026

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