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Vung Tau vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Vung Tau is 15.0% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Vung Tau
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Vung Tau
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Vung Tau
Housing: pay 29.4% less in Vung Tau
Childcare: pay 37.8% more in Vung Tau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% less in Vung Tau
Clothing: pay 11.2% more in Vung Tau

The cost of childcare and clothing in Vung Tau are more expensive than in Nairobi. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Vung Tau.

Vung Tau vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vung Tau instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Nairobi	Vung Tau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES749.71	$1.80 ₫47,176	-69.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES899.65	$3.79 ₫99,319	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.65	$0.49 ₫12,772	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.92	$0.31 ₫8,018	-44.3%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Vung Tau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.57	$0.97 ₫25,492	+77.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES718.95	$3.31 ₫86,904	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES433.42	$5.16 ₫135K	+53.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.40	$1.42 ₫37,155	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES376.92	$1.63 ₫42,690	-44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.68	$1.03 ₫27,030	-26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.31	$0.40 ₫10,362	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.89	$0.54 ₫14,273	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.92	$0.52 ₫13,638	+14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.40	$0.26 ₫6,758	-47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.42	$0.39 ₫10,136	-23.7%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Vung Tau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES697.29	$3.17 ₫83,117	-41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,998.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES3M	$37,122.40 ₫973M	+71.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,199.15	$5.23 ₫137K	-69.3%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 29.4% less for housing

	Nairobi	Vung Tau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,148.44	$7.58 ₫199K	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,598.82	$303.04 ₫8M	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,644.86	$208.34 ₫5M	+1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,787.29	$28.97 ₫759K	-1.2%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 37.8% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Vung Tau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,947.13	$263.06 ₫7M	+17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1M	$13,892.02 ₫364M	+58.3%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Vung Tau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES299.88	$0.68 ₫17,877	-70.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.07	$1.81 ₫47,570	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES399.85	$1.25 ₫32,775	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,850.24	$14.39 ₫377K	-68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES949.63	$3.79 ₫99,319	-48.5%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Vung Tau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,534.31	$18.92 ₫496K	-3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,213.04	$20.82 ₫546K	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,771.60	$93.29 ₫2M	+37.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,042.89	$79.23 ₫2M	+27.2%
Average			+11.2%

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