Bangkok vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$425
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
89
67
😀 Quality of life
74
57
🏙️ Population
5.68M
5.55M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 34% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5738th and 6689th ($994 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Kenya, respectively. Check Thailand vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 1355th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$8325

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768