Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 67.4% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES458.48
|
$1.96
₫47,691
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES595.26
|
$4.91
₫119,307
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES74.70
|
$0.59
₫14,429
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES68.51
|
$0.38
₫9,340
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES65.77
|
$1.11
₫26,862
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES499.98
|
$6.92
₫168,194
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES396.54
|
$5.46
₫132,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES217.32
|
$1.62
₫39,291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES343.09
|
$1.78
₫43,289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES87.97
|
$1.40
₫33,960
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES67.43
|
$0.52
₫12,646
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES98.41
|
$0.78
₫18,884
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES56.18
|
$0.49
₫12,010
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES39.89
|
$0.55
₫13,472
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES49.92
|
$0.54
₫13,102
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES591.41
|
$4.05
₫98,431
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,965.69
|
$8.00
₫194,311
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,458,077.48
|
$40,523.11
₫984,646,171
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,487.50
|
$5.93
₫144,205
|
|
pay 85.3% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,824.58
|
$10.02
₫243,405
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES22,380.03
|
$364.76
₫8,863,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES16,546.74
|
$221.46
₫5,381,075
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,475.40
|
$41.86
₫1,017,061
|
|
pay 86.2% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES19,349.06
|
$226.70
₫5,508,553
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES796,061.69
|
$10,132.35
₫246,199,836
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES269.77
|
$0.94
₫22,745
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES204.69
|
$1.86
₫45,239
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES268.58
|
$1.29
₫31,297
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,993.23
|
$24.96
₫606,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES733.79
|
$3.86
₫93,777
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,818.60
|
$33.66
₫817,935
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES3,010.34
|
$29.49
₫716,574
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,933.77
|
$90.06
₫2,188,251
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES4,066.48
|
$106.00
₫2,575,585
|
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