Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Kenya

Kisumu vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Kisumu is 30.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 85.8% more in Kisumu
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Kisumu
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Kisumu
Housing: pay 48.0% more in Kisumu
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Kisumu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.0% more in Kisumu
Clothing: pay 62.1% less in Kisumu

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

Kisumu vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.8% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Kisumu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,822	$4.64 KES600.93	+145.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫114K	$6.58 KES851.32	+52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,456	$0.58 KES75.12	+22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,469	$0.55 KES71.06	+123.2%
Average			+85.8%

Hanoi vs. Kisumu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Kisumu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,819	$0.54 KES70.11	-40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130K	$5.56 KES720.35	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139K	$2.05 KES265.39	-61.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,651	$1.64 KES212.81	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,791	$2.92 KES377.65	+83.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,755	$1.41 KES182.03	-2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,368	$0.47 KES61.42	+0.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,384	$0.89 KES115.12	+34.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,149	$0.46 KES59.03	-8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,622	$0.49 KES63.52	+11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,128	$0.42 KES54.52	-8.7%
Average			+2.8%

Hanoi vs. Kisumu - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Kisumu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,296	$5.40 KES698.64	+68.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199K	$23.21 KES3,004.64	+206.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫996M	$21,663.44 KES3M	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147K	$17.02 KES2,203.40	+203.6%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 48.0% more for housing

	Hanoi	Kisumu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228K	$39.85 KES5,158.40	+359.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9M	$135.40 KES17,527.08	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫7M	$108.32 KES14,021.66	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1M	$29.31 KES3,794.62	-47.9%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Kisumu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6M	$116.05 KES15,023.21	-49.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310M	$8,771.69 KES1M	-25.6%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Kisumu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,911	$1.93 KES250.39	+104.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,145	$2.24 KES290.45	+25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,876	$3.09 KES400.62	+133.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫735K	$23.21 KES3,004.64	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,645	$7.35 KES951.47	+94.0%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 62.1% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Kisumu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1M	$11.61 KES1,502.32	-72.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫603K	$19.34 KES2,503.87	-15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2M	$15.47 KES2,003.09	-82.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫2M	$15.47 KES2,003.09	-78.6%
Average			-62.1%

Hanoi vs. Kisumu - Cost of clothing

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