Nairobi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nairobi	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2030	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$269	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$742
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	67	7
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	5.55M	77.6K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 24% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6689th and 5798th ($745 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5632nd and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Phuket

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	Nairobi	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.1	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.58%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1125	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.48	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.09	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8325	$13132

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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

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892