Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 23.8% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.06
|
$1.96
₫49,942
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES687.23
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.43
|
$0.59
₫15,110
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES53.94
|
$0.38
₫9,781
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.34
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES696.42
|
$6.92
₫176,133
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.07
|
$5.46
₫138,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.18
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.29
|
$1.78
₫45,332
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.17
|
$1.40
₫35,563
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.79
|
$0.52
₫13,243
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.81
|
$0.78
₫19,775
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.67
|
$0.49
₫12,577
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.32
|
$0.55
₫14,108
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.42
|
$0.54
₫13,720
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES618.75
|
$4.05
₫103,077
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,333.40
|
$8.00
₫203,483
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,012,607.45
|
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,408.83
|
$5.93
₫151,011
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,919.98
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,667.23
|
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,889.03
|
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,531.08
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,849.24
|
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,003,127.44
|
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.44
|
$0.94
₫23,818
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.33
|
$1.86
₫47,374
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES343.62
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,639.55
|
$24.96
₫635,206
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES785.41
|
$3.86
₫98,203
|
|
pay 100.0% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,119.71
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,076.18
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,297.04
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,734.37
|
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
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