Cost of Living Comparison Between Thika and Tbilisi Cost of Living Comparison Between Thika and Tbilisi

🙂 Solo nomad: Thika is 33.5% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 60.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Thika is 39% cheaper than Tbilisi without rent, and 55.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.58 KES 721

$10.75 ₾29.26

-48.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$39.27 KES 5,075

$43.26 ₾118

-9.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.71 KES 867

$8.45 ₾22.99

-20.59%

Cappuccino

$2.38 KES 308

$3.13 ₾8.5

-23.96%

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

$0.75 KES 96.7

$0.76 ₾2.07

-1.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.5 KES 64.1

$0.45 ₾1.23

11.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.74 KES 226

$2.14 ₾5.83

-18.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 KES 252

$2.95 ₾8.02

-33.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.87 KES 113

$1.89 ₾5.15

-53.97%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 62.3

$0.68 ₾1.86

-29.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.39 KES 179

$1.85 ₾5.03

-24.86%

Eggs

$1.37 KES 177

$2.55 ₾6.95

-46.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.84 KES 1,530

$7.79 ₾21.19

51.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.84 KES 884

$6.5 ₾17.69

5.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$1.92 KES 248

$9.64 ₾26.22

-80.08%

Apples (1kg)

$3.19 KES 412

$1.21 ₾3.28

163.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.59 ₾4.33

-34.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.06 KES 267

$1.78 ₾4.85

15.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.02 KES 132

$2.32 ₾6.3

-56.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 KES 133

$0.71 ₾1.94

45.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1.16 KES 150

$0.68 ₾1.85

70.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 KES 89.4

$1.24 ₾3.37

-44.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 KES 105

$0.71 ₾1.92

15.49%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.38 KES 308

$2.93 ₾7.97

-18.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.86 KES 757

$7.34 ₾19.96

-20.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 KES 217

$1.55 ₾4.21

8.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 KES 248

$2.23 ₾6.08

-13.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 ₾0.98

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.67 ₾39.91

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 KES 202

$1.5 ₾4.07

4.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.51 KES 195

$0.72 ₾1.97

109.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.84 KES 366

$7.09 ₾19.3

-59.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 KES 132

$1.14 ₾3.09

-10.53%

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

$21.5K KES 2.8M

$18.4K ₾50.1K

17.03%

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

$19.9K KES 2.6M

$20.4K ₾55.6K

-2.54%

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

$34.5 KES 4,458

$74 ₾201

-53.40%

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

$16.69 KES 2,157

$11.72 ₾31.89

42.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.57 KES 5,114

$17.76 ₾48.31

122.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ₾168

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.27 ₾44.26

Cinema Ticket

$6.12 KES 791

$6.48 ₾17.62

-5.56%

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

$202 KES 26.1K

$267 ₾727

-24.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,941 KES 1M

$5,107 ₾13.9K

55.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.92 KES 2,316

$77.4 ₾211

-76.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.62 KES 3,052

$43.57 ₾119

-45.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$66 KES 8,530

$119 ₾325

-44.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.6 KES 7,310

$112 ₾305

-49.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$696 ₾1,895

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 ₾1,273

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,351 ₾3,675

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$779 ₾2,119

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$609 KES 78.8K

$2,244 ₾6,104

-72.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,354 ₾3,683

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$606 ₾1,650

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.5

11.89

-3.28%

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

Last update for Thika: October 28, 2025

Last update for Tbilisi: October 27, 2025

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