Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 36.1% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,446
|
$3.85
KES496.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,000
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,523
|
$0.59
KES75.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,943
|
$0.49
KES63.20
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,490
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,345
|
$5.70
KES734.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫131,363
|
$3.37
KES435.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,506
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,240
|
$2.67
KES344.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,222
|
$1.12
KES144.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,697
|
$0.42
KES53.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,185
|
$0.78
KES100.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,919
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,180
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,579
|
$0.48
KES61.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,483
|
$6.09
KES785.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫197,785
|
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫988,927,014
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫134,494
|
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫215,482
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,547,788
|
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,119,152
|
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,574,843
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,057,178
|
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫319,246,832
|
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
|
pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,723
|
$2.31
KES297.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,073
|
$2.24
KES288.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,612
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫622,575
|
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫118,671
|
$6.15
KES793.85
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫802,476
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫678,409
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,098,497
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,364,360
|
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
|
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