Ho Chi Minh vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2016
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$376
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$487
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
66
68
😀 Quality of life
65
59
🏙️ Population
9.39M
5.55M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 3% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6739th and 6622nd ($735 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4253rd and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Nairobi

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Ho Chi Minh Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.17
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.54
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4334
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.97
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.32
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14143
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
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$530
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$425
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$494
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$678
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$512
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$454
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$514
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$721
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$506
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$507
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$513
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$526
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$504
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$836
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$577
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$516
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$531
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$596
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$519
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$634
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$535
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$644
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$516
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$573
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$677
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$427
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$685
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$584
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$593
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$393
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$752
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$781
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$743
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785