Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Hanoi is 2.3 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% more in Hanoi
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Hanoi
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in Hanoi
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Hanoi
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Hanoi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% more in Hanoi
Clothing: pay 35.1% more in Hanoi

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Hanoi are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Hanoi.

Hanoi vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hanoi instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 25.5% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Hanoi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP202.37	$1.98 ₫51,197	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP247.32	$4.75 ₫122,873	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.62	$0.44 ₫11,468	+45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.29	$0.26 ₫6,656	+109.0%
Average			+25.5%

Egypt vs. Hanoi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Hanoi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP38.70	$1.03 ₫26,615	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP90.23	$5.00 ₫129,490	+183.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP168.64	$5.30 ₫137,185	+60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP78.86	$1.59 ₫41,051	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP100.69	$1.59 ₫41,254	-19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP31.48	$1.72 ₫44,526	+179.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.96	$0.46 ₫11,969	+115.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.51	$0.76 ₫19,757	+419.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.12	$0.49 ₫12,602	+173.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.57	$0.46 ₫11,790	+120.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.56	$0.54 ₫13,934	+138.1%
Average			+128.1%

Egypt vs. Hanoi - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Egypt	Hanoi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP50.09	$3.47 ₫89,767	+253.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP614.03	$7.91 ₫204,789	-34.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,490,561.26	$39,554.95 ₫1,023,944,070	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP135.70	$5.38 ₫139,256	+102.7%
Average			+89.5%

Egypt vs. Hanoi - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Egypt	Hanoi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP389.89	$9.00 ₫233,082	+18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,537.60	$338.66 ₫8,766,823	+64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,681.22	$239.31 ₫6,194,862	+115.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP605.97	$58.28 ₫1,508,623	+391.7%
Average			+147.4%

Egypt vs. Hanoi - Cost of housing

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Hanoi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,403.32	$243.92 ₫6,314,322	+266.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP75,296.01	$12,260.72 ₫317,388,530	+732.5%
Average			+499.4%

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Hanoi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP91.67	$0.99 ₫25,599	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP70.39	$1.83 ₫47,456	+33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP94.60	$1.38 ₫35,838	-25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,117.88	$26.31 ₫681,004	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP136.93	$4.15 ₫107,514	+55.1%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 35.1% more for clothing

	Egypt	Hanoi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,198.57	$36.72 ₫950,590	+56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,479.20	$26.37 ₫682,629	-45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,968.14	$92.93 ₫2,405,663	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,890.86	$86.41 ₫2,236,924	+133.7%
Average			+35.1%

Egypt vs. Hanoi - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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