Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 30.5% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫50,019
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,657
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫7,024
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,785
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫121,739
|
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,884
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,998
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,730
|
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,688
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,833
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,407
|
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫12,057
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,309
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,747
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Hanoi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,496
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
Hanoi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫217,978
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫25,010
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,618
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,013
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
|
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