Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 0.2% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.19
|
$1.84
₫46,600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES696.07
|
$4.33
₫109,911
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.67
|
$0.55
₫13,912
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.33
|
$0.34
₫8,750
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.50
|
$0.88
₫22,420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES736.25
|
$6.02
₫152,674
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES436.03
|
$5.38
₫136,615
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.89
|
$1.49
₫37,831
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.82
|
$1.52
₫38,499
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.47
|
$1.26
₫32,094
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.95
|
$0.44
₫11,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.21
|
$0.63
₫16,093
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.64
|
$0.42
₫10,584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.35
|
$0.49
₫12,529
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.41
|
$0.49
₫12,486
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES787.04
|
$3.48
₫88,286
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,454.84
|
$6.87
₫174,241
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,386,523.08
|
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,630.79
|
$5.70
₫144,600
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,244.38
|
$8.95
₫227,254
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,148.76
|
$304.25
₫7,721,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,337.68
|
$210.52
₫5,342,539
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,881.77
|
$43.00
₫1,091,322
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,955.46
|
$212.34
₫5,388,579
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES985,624.39
|
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.32
|
$0.89
₫22,622
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.43
|
$1.56
₫39,680
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES348.03
|
$1.19
₫30,087
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,928.45
|
$22.79
₫578,413
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES795.51
|
$3.60
₫91,312
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,399.28
|
$28.72
₫728,964
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,224.65
|
$23.06
₫585,261
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,390.09
|
$81.55
₫2,069,505
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,781.66
|
$91.83
₫2,330,523
|
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