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
EGP196.53
|
$1.92
₫48,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP240.18
|
$4.34
₫110,328
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.17
|
$0.54
₫13,689
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
$0.33
₫8,265
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.59
|
$0.90
₫22,938
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.62
|
$6.05
₫153,885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP163.77
|
$5.46
₫138,820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.58
|
$1.46
₫37,125
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.78
|
$1.55
₫39,322
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.57
|
$1.20
₫30,444
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.64
|
$0.43
₫10,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.29
|
$0.57
₫14,496
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.85
|
$0.45
₫11,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.26
|
$0.48
₫12,098
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.22
|
$0.48
₫12,253
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.65
|
$3.47
₫88,140
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP596.29
|
$7.11
₫180,675
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,447,508.63
|
$35,423.92
₫900,440,511
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.78
|
$5.64
₫143,416
|
|
pay 95.3% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP378.63
|
$8.68
₫220,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,233.24
|
$297.09
₫7,551,708
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,517.13
|
$207.27
₫5,268,580
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP588.47
|
$39.91
₫1,014,504
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,305.02
|
$205.27
₫5,217,662
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP73,121.20
|
$12,496.31
₫317,643,637
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP89.03
|
$0.88
₫22,276
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP68.36
|
$1.58
₫40,169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.86
|
$1.27
₫32,174
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,085.59
|
$22.09
₫561,512
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.98
|
$3.38
₫85,870
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,163.95
|
$28.00
₫711,658
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,407.60
|
$22.19
₫564,142
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,824.65
|
$79.50
₫2,020,690
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,836.24
|
$79.86
₫2,029,902
|
|
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