Nairobi vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nairobi	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$760	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2089	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$262	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$281	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$231
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	13
😀 Quality of life	59	36
🏙️ Population	5.55M	948K

The cost of living in Nairobi is 35% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 6622nd and 4590th ($760 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kenya and Laos, respectively. Check Kenya vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5369th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Vientiane

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	Nairobi	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.64	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$37.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.8%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.6	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.79	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$187	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7984	$9354

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Cities near Nairobi

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

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393