Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 4.8% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫53,366
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,123
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,253
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫155,028
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫137,368
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,860
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,307
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,888
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,738
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,161
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,071
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,339
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 68.7% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫108,123
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫213,464
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫135,549
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,346
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫51,429
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫739,340
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫117,405
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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