Nairobi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nairobi	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$646	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$239	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$447
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	67	31
😀 Quality of life	59	42
🏙️ Population	5.55M	116K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 3% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7242nd and 7072nd ($646 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Kenya and Thailand, respectively. Check Kenya vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 5517th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Pattaya

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	Nairobi	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$147	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.3	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.2%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1086	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$641	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.43	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.2	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.9	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$138	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6839	$8397

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Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$530
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$524
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$439
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$486
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$536
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$405
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$441
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$424
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$557
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$557
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$452
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$493
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$542
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$493
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$622
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$600
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$654
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$581
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$706
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$762
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$600
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$556
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$449
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$599
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$677
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$446
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$543
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$539
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$748
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$448
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$458
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$445
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$448
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$553
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$566
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$747

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509