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Egypt vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 26.3% cheaper than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in Egypt
Groceries: pay 43.9% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 24.2% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 46.9% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 80.3% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% more in Egypt
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Egypt

The cost of entertainment and sports and restaurants in Egypt are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,312	$3.96 EGP201.00	+100.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,748	$4.84 EGP245.65	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,270	$0.31 EGP15.51	-31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,540	$0.12 EGP6.25	-52.1%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 43.9% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,155	$0.76 EGP38.44	-26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫127,250	$1.76 EGP89.62	-64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,811	$3.30 EGP167.49	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,341	$1.54 EGP78.32	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,541	$1.97 EGP100.01	+23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,756	$0.62 EGP31.27	-64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,762	$0.21 EGP10.88	-53.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,415	$0.15 EGP7.46	-80.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,384	$0.18 EGP9.06	-63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,586	$0.21 EGP10.50	-54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,693	$0.23 EGP11.48	-58.0%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 24.2% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,214	$0.98 EGP49.75	-71.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫201,246	$12.01 EGP609.86	+51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,006,231,469	$29,154.15 EGP1,480,447.69	-26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,847	$2.65 EGP134.78	-50.7%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 46.9% less for housing

	Hanoi	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫229,050	$7.63 EGP387.25	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,615,171	$206.11 EGP10,466.10	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,087,700	$111.12 EGP5,642.67	-53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,482,526	$11.85 EGP601.86	-79.7%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 80.3% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,205,094	$66.57 EGP3,380.23	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,898,214	$1,472.73 EGP74,785.12	-88.0%
Average			-80.3%

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pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,156	$1.79 EGP91.05	+81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,635	$1.38 EGP69.91	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,218	$1.85 EGP93.95	+33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫669,224	$21.86 EGP1,110.30	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,654	$2.68 EGP136.01	-35.5%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫934,146	$23.44 EGP1,190.43	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫670,821	$48.49 EGP2,462.38	+83.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,364,049	$97.17 EGP4,934.44	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,198,229	$36.98 EGP1,878.03	-57.2%
Average			-1.2%

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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: January 2025

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