Places · Kenya
Living in Thika
Kenya · temperate
Thika is a mid-sized city of roughly 250,000 people near the mountains in Kenya. The climate is temperate. It sits well off the usual tourist trail with average safety for the region. A typical month of living costs around $850. Healthcare is reasonable, and the internet is generally reliable. People come here for gardening and rural life, hiking, quiet days.
La sanità privata (4/5) è nettamente migliore di quella pubblica (1/5): metti in conto un’assicurazione. È uno dei posti dove vivere fuori rete è davvero praticabile, sia per legge sia per spazio.
At a glance
Who tends to love Thika
- Making a budget stretch further
- Peace, quiet and few crowds
- Anyone into gardening and rural life
- Anyone into hiking
Todos los parámetros
📈 Popularidad y precios: En crecimiento
Los precios del alojamiento se movieron cerca de +24% en 5 años.
Estimaciones, solo orientativas.
🔭 Hacia dónde va este lugar
Datos de hoy. Toca un año para ver hacia dónde va.
Good to know
- • Natural risks worth checking: flood.
- • You will likely need a car to get around.
⚠️ Las desventajas, con honestidad
- •Riesgo de fiebre amarilla, vacuna exigida o recomendada.
- •Hay malaria, sobre todo en zonas rurales y temporada de lluvias.
- •Riesgo de rabia por perros callejeros, cuidado al tocar animales.
- •El agua del grifo no siempre es potable, prevé filtros o botellas.
- •Calidad del aire: PM2.5 ~20 µg/m³ de media (guía OMS: 5).
Salud, aire (PM2.5 OMS), agua y criminalidad son estimaciones aproximadas por país, verifícalo.
On the map
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Merchants: BTC Map, from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Events and meetups: Club Orange.
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