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Ho Chi Minh City vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Ho Chi Minh City is 96.4% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation: pay 80.5% more in Ho Chi Minh City
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Ho Chi Minh City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Ho Chi Minh City
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Ho Chi Minh City

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Ho Chi Minh City are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ho Chi Minh City instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Ho Chi Minh City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$1.89 ₫49,842	-54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$3.79 ₫99,684	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$0.49 ₫12,819	+27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.31 ₫8,048	+112.9%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Ho Chi Minh City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$0.97 ₫25,586	+62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$5.67 ₫149,215	+202.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$5.38 ₫141,676	+44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$1.42 ₫37,291	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$1.63 ₫42,847	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$1.23 ₫32,383	+65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.52 ₫13,657	+54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.54 ₫14,325	+91.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.52 ₫13,688	+312.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.50 ₫13,252	+167.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.54 ₫14,222	+190.1%
Average			+106.1%

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pay 80.5% more for transportation

	Cairo	Ho Chi Minh City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$3.17 ₫83,423	+132.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$11.36 ₫299,053	+76.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$37,122.40 ₫976,905,263	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$5.68 ₫149,526	+113.7%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	Ho Chi Minh City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$9.41 ₫247,579	-27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$543.38 ₫14,299,439	+154.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$306.83 ₫8,074,421	+123.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$66.43 ₫1,748,277	+247.4%
Average			+124.6%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Ho Chi Minh City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$263.06 ₫6,922,515	+183.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$13,892.02 ₫365,579,382	+528.4%
Average			+355.9%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Ho Chi Minh City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$1.06 ₫27,912	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$1.81 ₫47,745	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$1.25 ₫32,896	-39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$19.47 ₫512,420	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$3.79 ₫99,684	+1.3%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Ho Chi Minh City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$44.83 ₫1,179,792	+32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$29.40 ₫773,742	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$93.29 ₫2,455,006	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$79.23 ₫2,085,067	+28.6%
Average			+1.2%

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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: December 2025

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