Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP206.21
|
$1.96
₫48,663
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP206.21
|
$5.32
₫131,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
$0.46
₫11,340
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
$0.28
₫6,833
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
$1.01
₫25,086
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.19
|
$4.78
₫118,437
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP172.57
|
$5.22
₫129,280
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.67
|
$1.69
₫41,832
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.16
|
$1.68
₫41,571
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
$1.60
₫39,584
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
$0.46
₫11,512
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
$0.76
₫18,881
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
$0.47
₫11,730
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
$0.44
₫11,003
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
$0.58
₫14,347
|
|
pay 96.4% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
$3.48
₫86,096
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP309.31
|
$7.86
₫194,650
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,676.90
|
$39,295.00
₫973,251,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.19
|
$5.34
₫132,362
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP375.48
|
$8.56
₫212,066
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,387.48
|
$339.65
₫8,412,293
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,670.76
|
$203.41
₫5,038,006
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP692.64
|
$62.58
₫1,549,880
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,787.50
|
$240.68
₫5,961,163
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,514.89
|
$12,685.27
₫314,186,321
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.06
|
$0.98
₫24,331
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.46
|
$1.87
₫46,327
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.06
|
$1.38
₫34,064
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP823.64
|
$24.74
₫612,706
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP154.66
|
$4.72
₫116,790
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.24
|
$31.89
₫789,756
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,015.99
|
$26.96
₫667,656
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.29
|
$83.38
₫2,065,233
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,416.52
|
$93.95
₫2,326,881
|
|
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