Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Kenya

Kenya vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 7.1% cheaper than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.0% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 19.3% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 63.7% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 34.2% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 39.4% less in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 47.8% less in Kenya

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Kenya are more expensive than in Vietnam. Expenses including clothing, childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Kenya. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kenya.

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Kenya vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kenya instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 76.0% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.93 ₫49,968	$3.96 KES513.81	+105.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 ₫105K	$6.49 KES842.08	+59.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₫13,022	$0.58 KES74.64	+14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 ₫7,715	$0.57 KES73.50	+90.1%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 19.3% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 ₫24,827	$0.57 KES73.38	-41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 ₫139K	$5.04 KES654.07	-6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.69 ₫147K	$2.81 KES364.50	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,111	$1.68 KES218.44	+11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.71 ₫44,332	$2.61 KES338.09	+52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 ₫34,270	$1.14 KES147.75	-14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,159	$0.42 KES55.09	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,883	$0.63 KES81.85	+2.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,322	$0.34 KES43.54	-39.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,823	$0.33 KES42.99	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,288	$0.35 KES45.50	-31.7%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 63.7% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.36 ₫87,093	$5.72 KES742.41	+70.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.12 ₫184K	$30.03 KES3,896.40	+321.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$19,967.15 KES3M	-35.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.75 ₫149K	$12.32 KES1,598.52	+114.4%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 34.2% less for housing

	Vietnam	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.92 ₫231K	$33.50 KES4,347.14	+275.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$387.95 ₫10M	$208.27 KES27,025.43	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.72 ₫7M	$163.35 KES21,195.68	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.62 ₫1M	$34.61 KES4,490.62	-30.3%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 39.4% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$321.30 ₫8M	$167.67 KES21,757.09	-47.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,628.65 ₫379M	$10,284.02 KES1M	-29.7%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 ₫23,577	$2.14 KES278.31	+135.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 ₫42,237	$2.44 KES316.97	+49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.36 ₫35,110	$3.21 KES417.11	+137.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.59 ₫533K	$32.05 KES4,158.65	+55.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.14 ₫81,316	$8.52 KES1,106.12	+171.4%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 47.8% less for clothing

	Vietnam	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00 ₫1M	$16.22 KES2,105.20	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.08 ₫623K	$20.38 KES2,645.16	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.97 ₫2M	$35.38 KES4,590.56	-54.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.18 ₫2M	$35.71 KES4,633.90	-51.9%
Average			-47.8%

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