Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 2.4% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 60.9% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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