Vietnam is 44.3% more expensive than Kenya.

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kenya, you would:

pay 9.0% less for restaurants

 
Kenya
Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.01
KES355.01
$2.06
₫48,141
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.98
KES705.98
$4.84
₫112,942
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.47
KES55.16
$0.58
₫13,580

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

 
Kenya
Vietnam
Bread
1 loaf
$0.45
KES53.18
$0.90
₫20,991
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.19
KES730.94
$7.20
₫168,169
Milk (1 gallon) $2.44
KES288.37
$5.41
₫126,440

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

 
Kenya
Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.09
KES482.82
$4.22
₫98,459
Monthly public transit pass $28.28
KES3,339.46
$7.61
₫177,802
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $13,511.04
KES1,595,653.90
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151

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pay 71.7% more for housing

 
Kenya
Vietnam
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$38.30
KES4,523.75
$10.34
₫241,536
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $170.20
KES20,100.90
$370.83
₫8,660,137
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $114.56
KES13,529.37
$231.89
₫5,415,472

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pay 58.6% more for childcare

 
Kenya
Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $134.68
KES15,905.57
$170.02
₫3,970,476
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,503.89
KES650,009.38
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321

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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kenya
Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.07
KES244.07
$0.90
₫21,133
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
KES230.98
$1.83
₫42,627
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.69
KES200.03
$1.33
₫31,156

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

 
Kenya
Vietnam
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$14.38
KES1,697.71
$36.93
₫862,358
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$21.57
KES2,547.90
$35.21
₫822,265
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$27.92
KES3,297.92
$92.94
₫2,170,558

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