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Vung Tau vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Vung Tau is 71.4% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% more in Vung Tau
Groceries: pay 69.0% more in Vung Tau
Transportation: pay 76.2% more in Vung Tau
Housing: pay 26.0% more in Vung Tau
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Vung Tau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Vung Tau
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Vung Tau

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

Vung Tau vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vung Tau instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 14.2% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Vung Tau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP209.03	$1.80 ₫47,176	-56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP261.28	$3.79 ₫99,319	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP19.16	$0.49 ₫12,772	+27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.23	$0.31 ₫8,018	+112.9%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 69.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Vung Tau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP30.13	$0.97 ₫25,492	+62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP94.36	$3.31 ₫86,904	+76.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP187.53	$5.16 ₫135K	+38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP72.79	$1.42 ₫37,155	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP103.83	$1.63 ₫42,690	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP37.40	$1.03 ₫27,030	+38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP16.86	$0.40 ₫10,362	+17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP14.30	$0.54 ₫14,273	+91.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.35	$0.52 ₫13,638	+312.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.47	$0.26 ₫6,758	+36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.37	$0.39 ₫10,136	+107.5%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 76.2% more for transportation

	Cairo	Vung Tau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP68.51	$3.17 ₫83,117	+132.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP323.99	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$37,122.40 ₫973M	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP133.78	$5.23 ₫137K	+96.6%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 26.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Vung Tau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP649.69	$7.58 ₫199K	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,738.52	$303.04 ₫8M	+42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,897.85	$208.34 ₫5M	+51.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP962.02	$28.97 ₫759K	+51.5%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Vung Tau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,670.42	$263.06 ₫7M	+183.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP111K	$13,892.02 ₫364M	+528.4%
Average			+355.9%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Vung Tau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP73.16	$0.68 ₫17,877	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP81.28	$1.81 ₫47,570	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP104.51	$1.25 ₫32,775	-39.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP870.92	$14.39 ₫377K	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP188.12	$3.79 ₫99,319	+1.3%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Vung Tau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,708.13	$18.92 ₫496K	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,282.95	$20.82 ₫546K	-54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,900.23	$93.29 ₫2M	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,098.06	$79.23 ₫2M	+28.6%
Average			-22.6%

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