Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.0 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP207.55
|
$1.84
₫45,677
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP207.55
|
$4.33
₫107,734
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.11
|
$0.55
₫13,637
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.96
|
$0.34
₫8,577
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.09
|
$0.88
₫21,976
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.72
|
$6.02
₫149,651
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP173.69
|
$5.38
₫133,910
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.13
|
$1.49
₫37,082
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.83
|
$1.52
₫37,737
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.03
|
$1.26
₫31,458
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.59
|
$0.44
₫10,942
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
$0.63
₫15,774
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$0.42
₫10,375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
$0.49
₫12,281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.78
|
$0.49
₫12,239
|
|
pay 92.0% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.66
|
$3.48
₫86,538
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP311.33
|
$6.87
₫170,791
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,660,402.17
|
$34,303.88
₫853,309,041
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.10
|
$5.70
₫141,737
|
|
pay 87.8% more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP377.92
|
$8.95
₫222,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,448.51
|
$304.25
₫7,568,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,707.63
|
$210.52
₫5,236,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP697.14
|
$43.00
₫1,069,713
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,818.63
|
$212.34
₫5,281,881
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,057.86
|
$11,971.85
₫297,799,699
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.61
|
$0.89
₫22,174
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.93
|
$1.56
₫38,895
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.61
|
$1.19
₫29,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP828.99
|
$22.79
₫566,960
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP155.66
|
$3.60
₫89,504
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,674.06
|
$28.72
₫714,530
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,029.09
|
$23.06
₫573,673
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,371.53
|
$81.55
₫2,028,527
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,432.23
|
$91.83
₫2,284,377
|
|
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