Hanoi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$302
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
68
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
8.44M
5.55M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 20% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7418th and 6622nd ($652 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Vietnam and Kenya, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hanoi compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5259th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Nairobi

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Hanoi Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$8707

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Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820