Nairobi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$286
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$944
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
68
7
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
5.55M
77.6K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 20% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6622nd and 5469th ($811 vs $1014) 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 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6071st and 6129th 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
$5.85
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$14328

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866