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Bien Hoa vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Bien Hoa is 47.4% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% less in Bien Hoa
Groceries: pay 86.6% more in Bien Hoa
Transportation: pay 61.5% more in Bien Hoa
Housing: pay 6.7% more in Bien Hoa
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Bien Hoa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% less in Bien Hoa
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Bien Hoa

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

Bien Hoa vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.9% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Bien Hoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.93	$1.89 ₫49,329	-54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP248.66	$3.79 ₫98,658	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.23	$0.43 ₫11,181	+12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.88	$0.21 ₫5,591	+49.4%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 86.6% more for groceries

	Cairo	Bien Hoa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.68	$0.76 ₫19,732	+26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.80	$5.67 ₫148K	+202.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP178.47	$4.68 ₫122K	+25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP69.27	$1.37 ₫35,714	-5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.82	$0.86 ₫22,375	-58.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.59	$0.95 ₫24,613	+27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP16.05	$0.52 ₫13,517	+54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.61	$0.52 ₫13,425	+81.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.04	$0.43 ₫11,188	+240.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.01	$0.50 ₫13,115	+167.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.92	$0.54 ₫14,076	+190.1%
Average			+86.6%

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pay 61.5% more for transportation

	Cairo	Bien Hoa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP65.20	$3.17 ₫82,565	+132.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP308.34	$7.10 ₫185K	+10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$37,122.40 ₫967M	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP127.31	$5.42 ₫141K	+103.7%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 6.7% more for housing

	Cairo	Bien Hoa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP618.29	$6.88 ₫179K	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,219.66	$189.40 ₫5M	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,564.56	$113.64 ₫3M	-17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP915.54	$38.62 ₫1M	+102.0%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Bien Hoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,444.76	$66.29 ₫2M	-28.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP106K	$13,892.02 ₫362M	+528.4%
Average			+249.9%

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pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Bien Hoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.62	$0.53 ₫13,812	-63.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP77.35	$1.14 ₫29,598	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.46	$1.25 ₫32,557	-39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP828.84	$10.73 ₫280K	-38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP179.03	$3.41 ₫88,793	-8.8%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Cairo	Bien Hoa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,625.60	$17.05 ₫444K	-49.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,172.65	$15.15 ₫395K	-66.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,615.14	$69.45 ₫2M	-40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,948.37	$79.23 ₫2M	+28.6%
Average			-32.1%

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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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