Hanoi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$290
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$394
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
67
😀 Quality of life
63
57
🏙️ Population
8.44M
5.55M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 13% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7305th and 6689th ($648 vs $745) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4684th and 5632nd 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
$2.03
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768