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Nairobi vs. Vung Tau Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 65.0% more expensive than Vung Tau.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 28.5% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 84.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 25.8% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Vung Tau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Vung Tau, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Vung Tau	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.80 ₫47,176	$5.80 KES749.71	+222.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 ₫99,319	$6.97 KES899.65	+83.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,772	$0.70 KES90.65	+44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫8,018	$0.55 KES70.92	+79.6%
Average			+107.5%

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

	Vung Tau	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 ₫25,492	$0.55 KES70.57	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 ₫86,904	$5.57 KES718.95	+68.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 ₫135K	$3.36 KES433.42	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 ₫37,155	$1.64 KES212.40	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 ₫42,690	$2.92 KES376.92	+79.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ₫27,030	$1.41 KES181.68	+36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 ₫10,362	$0.47 KES61.31	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,273	$0.89 KES114.89	+63.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,638	$0.46 KES58.92	-12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₫6,758	$0.49 KES63.40	+90.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 ₫10,136	$0.51 KES65.42	+31.0%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 84.8% more for transportation

	Vung Tau	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 ₫83,117	$5.40 KES697.29	+70.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.96 KES3,998.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,122.40 ₫973M	$21,671.83 KES3M	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.23 ₫137K	$17.03 KES2,199.15	+225.7%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Vung Tau	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.58 ₫199K	$39.86 KES5,148.44	+426.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.04 ₫8M	$476.96 KES61,598.82	+57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$208.34 ₫5M	$206.31 KES26,644.86	-1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.97 ₫759K	$29.32 KES3,787.29	+1.2%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 25.8% less for childcare

	Vung Tau	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.06 ₫7M	$224.14 KES28,947.13	-14.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,892.02 ₫364M	$8,775.09 KES1M	-36.8%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vung Tau	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.68 ₫17,877	$2.32 KES299.88	+240.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 ₫47,570	$2.37 KES306.07	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.25 ₫32,775	$3.10 KES399.85	+147.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.39 ₫377K	$45.30 KES5,850.24	+214.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,319	$7.35 KES949.63	+94.1%
Average			+145.5%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Vung Tau	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ₫496K	$19.62 KES2,534.31	+3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.82 ₫546K	$24.88 KES3,213.04	+19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.29 ₫2M	$67.92 KES8,771.60	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.23 ₫2M	$62.28 KES8,042.89	-21.4%
Average			-6.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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