Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nairobi Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nairobi

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 20.6% more expensive than Nairobi without rent, and 63.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 28.1% more expensive than Nairobi without rent, and 85.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$5.38 KES 694

-16.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$38.46 KES 4,961

19.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$6.87 KES 886

27.80%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.43 KES 314

27.16%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.71 KES 91.3

-1.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.53 KES 68.5

-24.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.34 KES 302

2.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.96 KES 382

24.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$0.87 KES 112

158.62%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.52 KES 67.6

259.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.64 KES 212

35.37%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.65 KES 212

35.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$11.50 KES 1,484

71.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.68 KES 862

-45.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$5.65 KES 729

131.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.06 KES 395

10.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.04 KES 134

62.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.08 KES 268

12.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.05 KES 135

88.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.04 KES 134

49.04%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.16 KES 149

30.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.64 KES 83.0

53.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.74 KES 95.7

-35.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.01 KES 388

44.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$11.46 KES 1,479

80.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.20 KES 284

-19.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.79 KES 360

-1.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.80 KES 103

71.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$31.16 KES 4,019

-63.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.53 KES 198

103.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$1.51 KES 194

-30.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$2.92 KES 377

369.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.54 KES 198

-12.99%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$21.7K KES 2.8M

27.22%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$20.0K KES 2.6M

67.66%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$34.34 KES 4,430

255.21%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$17.10 KES 2,206

-20.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$39.63 KES 5,113

-53.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$43.48 KES 5,609

41.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$20.53 KES 2,648

-18.66%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.03 KES 778

50.75%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$206 KES 26.6K

240.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$7,893 KES 1.0M

102.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$18.34 KES 2,366

221.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$24.06 KES 3,104

43.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$64.4 KES 8,307

75.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$56.2 KES 7,253

50.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$453 KES 58.4K

33.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$183 KES 23.6K

138.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,111 KES 143.3K

86.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$429 KES 55.4K

242.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$1,546 KES 199.4K

187.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$911 KES 117.5K

228.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$393 KES 50.8K

39.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

14.84

-64.08%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Nairobi: January 10, 2026

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