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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 49.4% more expensive than Mombasa without rent, and 100.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 69.3% more expensive than Mombasa without rent, and 118.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

$2.30 KES 297

99.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,497

$19.07 KES 2,463

145.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿278

$8.57 KES 1,107

1.52%

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.5

$3.17 KES 409

-7.89%

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

$0.68 ฿21.86

$0.52 KES 67.8

30.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.66

$0.47 KES 61.1

-14.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.2

$1.90 KES 245

32.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

$2.95 KES 381

28.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿69.1

$0.82 KES 106

163.41%

White Bread (500g)

$1.88 ฿60.1

$0.51 KES 65.7

268.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 ฿69.0

$1.46 KES 189

47.95%

Eggs

$2.22 ฿71.0

$1.80 KES 233

23.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

$9.71 KES 1,254

101.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ฿122

$5.88 KES 759

-35.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.41 ฿429

$5.17 KES 668

159.38%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿104

$1.83 KES 236

78.14%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.5

$0.91 KES 117

76.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿73.8

$1.58 KES 205

46.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 ฿65.8

$0.78 KES 101

164.10%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.3

$0.71 KES 92.0

126.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.13

$1.07 KES 138

34.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.91

$0.65 KES 84.4

58.46%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.34

$0.56 KES 72.8

-14.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

$3.27 KES 422

37.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿613

$7.79 KES 1,005

146.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.3

$1.88 KES 243

-3.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.0

$2.86 KES 369

-5.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.04

$0.79 KES 102

74.68%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

$34.18 KES 4,414

-65.59%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.3

$3.02 KES 390

2.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.09

$1.99 KES 257

-49.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

$4.71 KES 609

191.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿41.49

$1.60 KES 206

-18.75%

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

$27.4K ฿874.5K

$11.9K KES 1.5M

128.92%

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

$12.2K KES 1.6M

170.46%

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

$125 ฿3,993

$44.23 KES 5,712

182.34%

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

$13.74 ฿439

$14.20 KES 1,833

-3.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.61 ฿595

$43.37 KES 5,600

-57.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

$17.84 KES 2,303

239.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

$19.03 KES 2,458

-9.88%

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

$4.77 KES 616

88.89%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$87.5 KES 11.3K

697.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.1K

$5,502 KES 710.5K

192.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 ฿1,893

$13.40 KES 1,730

341.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.86 ฿1,115

$13.59 KES 1,755

156.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ฿3,651

$22.95 KES 2,964

397.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.8 ฿2,743

$45.86 KES 5,923

87.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

$179 KES 23.1K

246.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

$115 KES 14.8K

280.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.3K

$589 KES 76.0K

252.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.2K

$458 KES 59.2K

229.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

$5,326 KES 687.8K

-29.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

$3,919 KES 506.1K

-31.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

$316 KES 40.8K

67.33%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Mombasa: April 12, 2026

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