Cost of living comparison

 Cairo, Egypt
compared to
 Da Nang, Vietnam
Da Nang vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Da Nang is 83.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants
pay 38.2% more in Da Nang
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Da Nang
Transportation
pay 86.4% more in Da Nang
Housing
pay 82.4% more in Da Nang
Childcare
pay 3.7 times more in Da Nang
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.7% less in Da Nang
Clothing
pay 8.5% less in Da Nang

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Da Nang are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Da Nang. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Da Nang.

Da Nang vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Da Nang instead of Cairo, you would:

pay 38.2% more for restaurants

 
Cairo
Da Nang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.06
EGP201.82
$1.58
₫41,257
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.71
EGP234.11
$4.00
₫104,303
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.33
EGP16.63
$0.56
₫14,570

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Cairo
Da Nang
Bread
1 loaf
$0.65
EGP32.26
$0.97
₫25,373
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.59
EGP78.83
$6.26
₫163,308
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
EGP168.97
$5.92
₫154,439

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pay 86.4% more for transportation

 
Cairo
Da Nang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.01
EGP50.44
$3.54
₫92,249
Monthly public transit pass $8.12
EGP403.64
$3.96
₫103,142
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,284.10
EGP1,803,766.16
$27,688.46
₫721,994,636

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pay 82.4% more for housing

 
Cairo
Da Nang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.69
EGP481.88
$7.86
₫204,840
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.74
EGP10,376.91
$356.82
₫9,304,354
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $129.60
EGP6,442.72
$240.85
₫6,280,207

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

 
Cairo
Da Nang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $87.26
EGP4,337.97
$158.22
₫4,125,684
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,948.40
EGP96,859.58
$11,075.39
₫288,797,854

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cairo
Da Nang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.42
EGP70.64
$0.99
₫25,786
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.54
EGP76.45
$1.61
₫41,852
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.83
EGP90.82
$1.19
₫30,943

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

 
Cairo
Da Nang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.28
EGP1,853.30
$40.87
₫1,065,802
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.39
EGP2,455.48
$22.73
₫592,809
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.57
EGP4,850.56
$61.31
₫1,598,702

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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