Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 23.4% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 39.0% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫44,885
|
$3.82
KES396.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₫97,246
|
$5.90
KES611.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₫12,930
|
$0.51
KES53.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫7,494
|
$0.44
KES46.16
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
₫18,134
|
$0.48
KES49.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
₫169,655
|
$6.77
KES702.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫124,727
|
$2.50
KES259.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
₫30,254
|
$1.65
KES171.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫35,152
|
$2.92
KES303.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
₫27,452
|
$0.76
KES79.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
₫11,347
|
$0.66
KES68.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₫17,099
|
$0.68
KES70.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
₫8,842
|
$0.43
KES45.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
₫13,559
|
$0.35
KES36.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫9,617
|
$0.40
KES41.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
₫72,011
|
$3.93
KES408.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.81
₫177,375
|
$31.33
KES3,250.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,781.21
₫948,600,639
|
$12,832.41
KES1,331,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫122,993
|
$15.48
KES1,605.63
|
|
pay 18.5% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.50
₫238,335
|
$34.71
KES3,601.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$359.67
₫8,165,844
|
$181.91
KES18,872.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.19
₫5,748,427
|
$113.27
KES11,752.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.06
₫1,045,761
|
$22.16
KES2,298.97
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$145.09
₫3,294,063
|
$137.65
KES14,280.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,920.47
₫225,234,377
|
$5,146.31
KES533,929.80
|
|
pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.93
₫21,125
|
$2.14
KES222.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
₫37,957
|
$2.19
KES227.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.22
₫27,701
|
$1.68
KES173.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.98
₫498,938
|
$48.99
KES5,082.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.43
₫77,823
|
$5.57
KES577.46
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Kenya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
₫840,082
|
$19.65
KES2,038.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.38
₫825,994
|
$23.65
KES2,453.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.32
₫2,345,676
|
$37.96
KES3,938.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.00
₫1,884,471
|
$35.57
KES3,689.89
|
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