Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 44.7% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 95.3% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
|
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