Nairobi vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$262	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$461
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	68	31
😀 Quality of life	59	54
🏙️ Population	5.55M	120K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 3% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6518th ($760 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Kenya and Thailand, respectively. Check Kenya vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 5369th and 5997th 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	$5.45	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$8876

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508