Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 24.1% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
|
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