Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 34.0% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES571.03
|
$2.13
₫53,366
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES63.43
|
$0.48
₫12,123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES52.29
|
$0.29
₫7,253
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES675.11
|
$6.19
₫155,028
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES432.42
|
$5.49
₫137,368
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES331.81
|
$1.71
₫42,860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES116.49
|
$1.53
₫38,307
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES47.30
|
$0.55
₫13,888
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES90.94
|
$0.79
₫19,738
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES49.11
|
$0.57
₫14,161
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES46.84
|
$0.48
₫12,071
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.65
₫16,339
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES599.81
|
$4.32
₫108,123
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
$8.53
₫213,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
$5.42
₫135,549
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
|
pay 82.7% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES237.93
|
$0.85
₫21,346
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES270.78
|
$2.06
₫51,429
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
$29.54
₫739,340
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES761.37
|
$4.69
₫117,405
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
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