Hanoi vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$342
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$208
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
67
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
8.72M
5.55M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 12% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7229th and 6763rd ($702 vs $797) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5251st and 6139th 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
$2.02
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810