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Hoi An vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Hoi An is 71.3% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% more in Hoi An
Groceries: pay 88.7% more in Hoi An
Transportation: pay 55.8% more in Hoi An
Housing: pay 81.9% more in Hoi An
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Hoi An
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% less in Hoi An
Clothing: pay 32.9% less in Hoi An

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

Hoi An vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hoi An instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 16.3% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Hoi An
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.93	$1.70 ₫44,396	-59.0%
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	$0.54 ₫13,979	+40.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.88	$0.30 ₫7,870	+110.3%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 88.7% more for groceries

	Cairo	Hoi An
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.68	$0.91 ₫23,678	+51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.80	$6.16 ₫160K	+228.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP178.47	$5.28 ₫138K	+41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP69.27	$1.43 ₫37,227	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.82	$1.70 ₫44,303	-17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.59	$1.17 ₫30,580	+57.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP16.05	$0.40 ₫10,442	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.61	$0.43 ₫11,188	+51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.04	$0.48 ₫12,381	+276.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.01	$0.50 ₫13,146	+168.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.92	$0.37 ₫9,696	+99.8%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 55.8% more for transportation

	Cairo	Hoi An
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP65.20	$3.23 ₫84,217	+137.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP308.34	$3.79 ₫98,658	-41.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$32,220.42 ₫839M	-13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP127.31	$6.40 ₫167K	+140.8%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 81.9% more for housing

	Cairo	Hoi An
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP618.29	$7.58 ₫197K	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,219.66	$391.43 ₫10M	+83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,564.56	$333.34 ₫9M	+143.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP915.54	$46.35 ₫1M	+142.3%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Hoi An
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,444.76	$151.52 ₫4M	+63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP106K	$14,558.55 ₫379M	+558.5%
Average			+310.9%

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pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Hoi An
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.62	$1.14 ₫29,598	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP77.35	$1.56 ₫40,648	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.46	$1.14 ₫29,598	-45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP828.84	$15.15 ₫395K	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP179.03	$2.84 ₫73,994	-24.0%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 32.9% less for clothing

	Cairo	Hoi An
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,625.60	$22.73 ₫592K	-33.1%
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	$53.03 ₫1M	-54.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,948.37	$75.76 ₫2M	+23.0%
Average			-32.9%

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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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