Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 16.1% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
|
pay 27.5% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
|
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