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Cairo vs. Bien Hoa Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 18.2% more expensive than Bien Hoa.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 17.6% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 22.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.7% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 86.3% more in Cairo

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Cairo are more expensive than in Bien Hoa. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Cairo. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Bien Hoa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Bien Hoa, you would:

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pay 28.0% more for restaurants

	Bien Hoa	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,329	$4.16 EGP198.93	+119.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 ₫98,658	$5.19 EGP248.66	+37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 ₫11,181	$0.38 EGP18.23	-11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 ₫5,591	$0.14 EGP6.88	-33.1%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Bien Hoa	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 ₫19,732	$0.60 EGP28.68	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 ₫148K	$1.88 EGP89.80	-66.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 ₫122K	$3.73 EGP178.47	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.37 ₫35,714	$1.45 EGP69.27	+5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$0.86 ₫22,375	$2.06 EGP98.82	+140.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 ₫24,613	$0.74 EGP35.59	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,517	$0.34 EGP16.05	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,425	$0.28 EGP13.61	-44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,188	$0.13 EGP6.04	-70.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,115	$0.19 EGP9.01	-62.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫14,076	$0.19 EGP8.92	-65.5%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Bien Hoa	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 ₫82,565	$1.36 EGP65.20	-57.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.10 ₫185K	$6.44 EGP308.34	-9.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,122.40 ₫967M	$37,398.47 EGP2M	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.42 ₫141K	$2.66 EGP127.31	-50.9%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 17.6% more for housing

	Bien Hoa	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.88 ₫179K	$12.92 EGP618.29	+87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$189.40 ₫5M	$213.48 EGP10,219.66	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$113.64 ₫3M	$137.13 EGP6,564.56	+20.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.62 ₫1M	$19.12 EGP915.54	-50.5%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 22.0% less for childcare

	Bien Hoa	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.29 ₫2M	$92.85 EGP4,444.76	+40.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,892.02 ₫362M	$2,210.79 EGP106K	-84.1%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 70.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bien Hoa	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.53 ₫13,812	$1.45 EGP69.62	+174.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 ₫29,598	$1.62 EGP77.35	+42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.25 ₫32,557	$2.08 EGP99.46	+66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$10.73 ₫280K	$17.31 EGP828.84	+61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.41 ₫88,793	$3.74 EGP179.03	+9.7%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 86.3% more for clothing

	Bien Hoa	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.05 ₫444K	$33.96 EGP1,625.60	+99.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.15 ₫395K	$45.38 EGP2,172.65	+199.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.45 ₫2M	$117.30 EGP5,615.14	+68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.23 ₫2M	$61.59 EGP2,948.37	-22.3%
Average			+86.3%

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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: March 2026

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