Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 4.4% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭62,711
|
$4.49
KES592.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$5.24
KES690.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,198
|
$0.50
KES65.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,225
|
$0.41
KES54.22
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,343
|
$0.48
KES62.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$5.31
KES700.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭216,755
|
$3.40
KES448.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭43,387
|
$1.37
KES181.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭49,539
|
$2.61
KES344.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,275
|
$0.92
KES120.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,834
|
$0.37
KES49.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.71
KES94.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭46,973
|
$0.39
KES50.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.37
KES48.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.38
KES50.69
|
|
pay 87.2% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭109,569
|
$4.72
KES621.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
$33.03
KES4,356.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
$15,338.57
KES2,023,147.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$10.74
KES1,416.20
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
$45.12
KES5,950.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,443,629
|
$370.90
KES48,922.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,734,136
|
$174.44
KES23,008.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$19.29
KES2,544.34
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$128.41
KES16,937.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$7,645.08
KES1,008,380.64
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,591
|
$1.87
KES246.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭43,830
|
$2.13
KES280.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭42,612
|
$2.62
KES345.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
$42.98
KES5,669.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$5.99
KES789.52
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$16.15
KES2,130.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$23.44
KES3,092.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
$40.37
KES5,324.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$43.70
KES5,764.40
|
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