Nairobi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$305
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
67
8
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
5.55M
77.6K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 20% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6736th and 5497th ($807 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Thailand, respectively. Check Kenya vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 6034th and 6330th 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
$5.36
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992