Hanoi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$340
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.3
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
67
😀 Quality of life
67
59
🏙️ Population
8.72M
5.55M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 14% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7314th and 6736th ($694 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Vietnam and Kenya, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4766th and 6034th 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
$2.09
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$478
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.9
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4545
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2658
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.74
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.37
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.37
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14773
$10471

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795