Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.0 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 23.0% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP201.57
|
$1.98
₫50,272
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP233.82
|
$4.75
₫120,654
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.61
|
$0.44
₫11,261
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.08
|
$0.26
₫6,535
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.22
|
$1.03
₫26,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.73
|
$5.00
₫127,150
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP168.76
|
$5.30
₫134,706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.98
|
$1.59
₫40,309
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP97.29
|
$1.59
₫40,509
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.96
|
$1.72
₫43,722
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.57
|
$0.46
₫11,752
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.90
|
$0.76
₫19,400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.56
|
$0.49
₫12,375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.74
|
$0.46
₫11,577
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.42
|
$0.54
₫13,682
|
|
pay 90.9% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.38
|
$3.47
₫88,145
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP403.14
|
$7.91
₫201,089
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,801,512.05
|
$39,554.95
₫1,005,447,244
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.96
|
$5.38
₫136,741
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP481.28
|
$9.00
₫228,872
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,363.94
|
$338.66
₫8,608,457
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,434.66
|
$239.31
₫6,082,956
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP677.81
|
$58.28
₫1,481,371
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,332.55
|
$243.92
₫6,200,258
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,738.54
|
$12,260.72
₫311,655,131
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.55
|
$0.99
₫25,136
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP76.35
|
$1.83
₫46,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.71
|
$1.38
₫35,191
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP921.11
|
$26.31
₫668,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP151.18
|
$4.15
₫105,572
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,850.98
|
$36.72
₫933,418
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,452.41
|
$26.37
₫670,298
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,844.50
|
$92.93
₫2,362,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,661.32
|
$86.41
₫2,196,516
|
|
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