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Vietnam vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 69.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% more in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 62.1% more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Vietnam

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

Vietnam vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 15.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP196.13	$1.88 ₫49,670	-54.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP245.17	$4.13 ₫108,816	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP17.98	$0.53 ₫13,954	+39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.78	$0.29 ₫7,513	+98.4%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.28	$0.86 ₫22,653	+43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP88.54	$5.32 ₫140,123	+183.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP175.96	$5.20 ₫137,127	+39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.30	$1.45 ₫38,147
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP97.43	$1.56 ₫41,026	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.09	$1.18 ₫31,207	+59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.82	$0.47 ₫12,414	+40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.42	$0.58 ₫15,162	+102.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP5.95	$0.49 ₫12,936	+289.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.89	$0.46 ₫12,240	+146.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.79	$0.47 ₫12,294	+150.4%
Average			+103.0%

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pay 62.1% more for transportation

	Cairo	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.29	$3.19 ₫84,112	+134.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP304.01	$6.64 ₫175,110	+3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,765,207.61	$33,225.24 ₫875,615,889	-11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP125.53	$5.90 ₫155,566	+122.0%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP609.62	$8.68 ₫228,677	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,076.22	$310.38 ₫8,179,602	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,472.43	$223.57 ₫5,891,993	+63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP902.69	$43.27 ₫1,140,421	+126.3%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,382.37	$199.23 ₫5,250,435	+114.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP104,349.51	$12,262.04 ₫323,153,001	+454.6%
Average			+284.6%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP68.65	$0.93 ₫24,535	-36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.26	$1.60 ₫42,118	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.07	$1.28 ₫33,689	-38.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP817.21	$20.38 ₫537,063	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP176.52	$3.19 ₫84,174	-14.6%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Cairo	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,602.78	$31.66 ₫834,383	-6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,142.15	$21.29 ₫561,176	-53.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,536.33	$72.72 ₫1,916,400	-38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,906.99	$77.26 ₫2,036,236	+25.5%
Average			-18.1%

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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: November 2025

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