Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 22.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$4.49
KES571.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$5.24
KES666.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$0.50
KES63.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.41
KES52.29
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$0.48
KES60.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$5.31
KES675.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$3.40
KES432.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$1.37
KES174.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$2.61
KES331.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$0.92
KES116.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.37
KES47.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$0.71
KES90.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$0.39
KES49.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.37
KES46.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.38
KES48.88
|
|
pay 87.0% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$4.72
KES599.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$33.03
KES4,200.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$15,338.57
KES1,951,005.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$10.74
KES1,365.70
|
|
pay 69.2% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$45.12
KES5,738.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$370.90
KES47,177.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$174.44
KES22,188.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$19.29
KES2,453.61
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$128.41
KES16,333.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$7,645.08
KES972,423.77
|
|
pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$1.87
KES237.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$2.13
KES270.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$2.62
KES333.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$42.98
KES5,466.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$5.99
KES761.37
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$16.15
KES2,054.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$23.44
KES2,982.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$40.37
KES5,134.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$43.70
KES5,558.85
|
|
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