Bangkok vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$416	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	68
😀 Quality of life	74	59
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.55M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 24% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6622nd ($941 vs $760) 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 0.8 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 1221st and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Nairobi

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	Bangkok	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$7984

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785