Cost of living comparison

Da Nang, Vietnam

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Da Nang Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 63.1% more expensive than Da Nang.

Restaurants: pay 70.5% more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 86.7% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 11.2% less in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Da Nang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Da Nang, you would:

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pay 70.5% more for restaurants

	Da Nang	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.58 ₫40,958	$3.85 KES499.63	+143.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 ₫103,546	$6.17 KES799.40	+54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 ₫14,464	$0.66 KES85.93	+18.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₫8,310	$0.53 KES69.04	+65.9%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Da Nang	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 ₫25,189	$0.56 KES72.36	-42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.26 ₫162,124	$5.59 KES724.78	-10.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 ₫153,319	$3.35 KES434.56	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 ₫40,548	$1.70 KES220.77	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 ₫38,472	$2.71 KES351.32	+82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ₫39,479	$1.26 KES163.85	-17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 ₫9,676	$0.50 KES64.78	+33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,585	$0.87 KES113.29	+66.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,031	$0.46 KES59.27	+7.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,772	$0.48 KES62.56	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,282	$0.56 KES72.13	+0.8%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Da Nang	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 ₫91,581	$6.17 KES800.58	+74.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.96 ₫102,394	$30.83 KES3,997.01	+679.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,688.46 ₫716,760,849	$19,266.80 KES2,498,133.37	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.79 ₫175,739	$13.87 KES1,798.66	+104.3%
Average			+206.9%

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pay 86.7% more for housing

	Da Nang	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.86 ₫203,355	$39.39 KES5,107.66	+401.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.82 ₫9,236,906	$428.53 KES55,562.95	+20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$240.85 ₫6,234,682	$166.44 KES21,580.03	-30.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.83 ₫1,031,169	$22.39 KES2,903.41	-43.8%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 11.2% less for childcare

	Da Nang	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.22 ₫4,095,776	$166.67 KES21,611.05	+5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,075.39 ₫286,704,339	$8,008.06 KES1,038,324.64	-27.7%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Da Nang	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,599	$2.31 KES299.78	+133.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 ₫41,548	$2.24 KES290.55	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,718	$3.08 KES399.70	+159.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.76 ₫563,169	$44.12 KES5,720.22	+102.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.36 ₫87,035	$6.17 KES799.40	+83.4%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Da Nang	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.87 ₫1,058,076	$16.84 KES2,183.84	-58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.73 ₫588,512	$22.95 KES2,975.55	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.31 ₫1,587,113	$61.84 KES8,017.82	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.11 ₫2,047,888	$52.50 KES6,807.37	-33.6%
Average			-22.6%

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