Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 2.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£83.03
|
$1.96
₫46,089
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£100.94
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£7.70
|
$0.59
₫13,944
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£4.34
|
$0.38
₫9,026
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£37.89
|
$6.92
₫162,546
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£74.58
|
$5.46
₫128,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£34.56
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£48.88
|
$1.78
₫41,835
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£12.46
|
$1.40
₫32,820
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£6.78
|
$0.52
₫12,221
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£4.26
|
$0.78
₫18,250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£3.89
|
$0.49
₫11,607
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£3.68
|
$0.55
₫13,020
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£3.10
|
$0.54
₫12,662
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£31.43
|
$4.05
₫95,125
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£246.11
|
$8.00
₫187,786
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£490,147.59
|
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£56.96
|
$5.93
₫139,362
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£339.07
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£3,370.17
|
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£2,192.47
|
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£519.07
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£1,799.94
|
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£52,458.97
|
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£44.67
|
$0.94
₫21,981
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£31.80
|
$1.86
₫43,720
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£48.46
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£468.62
|
$24.96
₫586,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£96.56
|
$3.86
₫90,628
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£531.79
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£865.14
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£1,966.24
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£892.63
|
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
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