Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 81.1% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES398.86
|
$2.13
₫54,048
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
$5.54
₫140,525
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.99
|
$0.48
₫12,278
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.60
|
$0.29
₫7,346
|
|
pay 70.6% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
$1.03
₫25,980
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES434.96
|
$6.19
₫157,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES344.97
|
$5.49
₫139,124
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
$1.62
₫41,175
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES298.48
|
$1.71
₫43,408
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.53
|
$1.53
₫38,796
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.66
|
$0.55
₫14,066
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.61
|
$0.79
₫19,990
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.88
|
$0.57
₫14,342
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.70
|
$0.48
₫12,225
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.43
|
$0.65
₫16,548
|
|
pay 59.7% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES514.50
|
$4.32
₫109,506
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
$8.53
₫216,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
$42,650.00
₫1,080,964,191
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
$5.42
₫137,282
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
$9.48
₫240,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
$379.24
₫9,611,878
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
$207.16
₫5,250,398
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
$57.72
₫1,462,996
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
$242.78
₫6,153,181
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
$13,468.11
₫341,349,260
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES234.69
|
$0.85
₫21,619
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.07
|
$2.06
₫52,087
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
$1.49
₫37,834
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
$29.54
₫748,793
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES638.36
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
$44.14
₫1,118,798
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
$35.28
₫894,252
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
$94.54
₫2,396,137
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
$93.36
₫2,366,111
|
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