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Eldoret vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Eldoret is 13.2% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% more in Eldoret
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Eldoret
Transportation: pay 76.5% more in Eldoret
Housing: pay 43.2% more in Eldoret
Childcare: pay 48.8% less in Eldoret
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.4% more in Eldoret
Clothing: pay 48.3% less in Eldoret

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Eldoret are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Eldoret. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Eldoret.

Eldoret vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eldoret instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 16.4% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Eldoret
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,928	$1.55 KES200.39	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,835	$6.97 KES901.74	+61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,482	$0.31 KES40.08	-34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,482	$0.39 KES50.10	+57.4%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Eldoret
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,869	$0.48 KES61.79	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,610	$1.93 KES250.48	-60.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,035	$2.05 KES265.49	-61.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,735	$1.55 KES200.39	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,879	$1.93 KES249.96	+21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,835	$1.05 KES136.34	-26.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,394	$0.47 KES61.45	+1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,421	$0.62 KES80.29	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,176	$0.46 KES59.05	-8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,647	$0.23 KES29.54	-48.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,154	$0.39 KES49.99	-16.2%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 76.5% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Eldoret
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,474	$5.40 KES698.91	+68.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,710	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,550,169	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,785	$17.03 KES2,204.26	+203.7%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 43.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	Eldoret
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,668	$39.86 KES5,160.40	+359.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,187,333	$92.88 KES12,023.22	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,812,815	$89.01 KES11,522.25	-65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,671	$29.32 KES3,796.09	-47.9%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 48.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Eldoret
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,102,251	$64.50 KES8,349.46	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,660,053	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	-25.5%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Eldoret
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,964	$2.32 KES300.58	+145.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,244	$2.37 KES306.78	+32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,949	$3.10 KES400.77	+133.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,317	$38.70 KES5,009.67	+38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,855	$5.03 KES651.26	+32.8%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 48.3% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Eldoret
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,320	$11.61 KES1,502.90	-72.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,678	$24.88 KES3,220.51	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,280,748	$19.35 KES2,504.84	-77.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,340	$34.83 KES4,508.71	-51.9%
Average			-48.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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