Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 4.7% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES498.89
|
$1.92
₫48,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.80
|
$0.54
₫13,689
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.94
|
$0.33
₫8,265
|
|
pay 0.4% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES723.71
|
$6.05
₫153,885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES433.92
|
$5.46
₫138,820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES220.45
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES350.80
|
$1.55
₫39,322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.61
|
$1.20
₫30,444
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.69
|
$0.43
₫10,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES113.12
|
$0.57
₫14,496
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES59.18
|
$0.45
₫11,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.47
|
$0.48
₫12,098
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES72.02
|
$0.48
₫12,253
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES799.40
|
$3.47
₫88,140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,991.12
|
$7.11
₫180,675
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,494,449.20
|
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,796.00
|
$5.64
₫143,416
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,100.12
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,481.01
|
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,548.20
|
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,899.13
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
|
pay 39.6% more for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,579.17
|
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,036,793.35
|
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES299.33
|
$0.88
₫22,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES290.13
|
$1.58
₫40,169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES399.11
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,711.78
|
$22.09
₫561,512
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES798.22
|
$3.38
₫85,870
|
|
pay 35.9% more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,180.62
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,971.17
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES8,005.99
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,797.33
|
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
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