Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.0 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 92.0% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 87.8% more for housing
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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