Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 95.1% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
$1.84
₫46,213
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
$4.33
₫108,998
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
$0.55
₫13,797
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
$0.34
₫8,677
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
$0.88
₫22,234
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
$6.02
₫151,406
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
$5.38
₫135,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
$1.49
₫37,517
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
$1.52
₫38,180
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
$1.26
₫31,827
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
$0.44
₫11,070
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
$0.63
₫15,959
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
$0.42
₫10,496
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
$0.49
₫12,425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
$0.49
₫12,382
|
|
pay 90.0% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
$3.48
₫87,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
$6.87
₫172,794
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
$34,303.88
₫863,316,840
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
$5.70
₫143,399
|
|
pay 83.5% more for housing
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
$8.95
₫225,366
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
$304.25
₫7,656,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
$210.52
₫5,298,170
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
$43.00
₫1,082,259
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
$212.34
₫5,343,828
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
$11,971.85
₫301,292,360
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
$0.89
₫22,434
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
$1.56
₫39,351
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
$1.19
₫29,837
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
$22.79
₫573,610
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
$3.60
₫90,554
|
|
pay 52.9% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
$28.72
₫722,911
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
$23.06
₫580,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
$81.55
₫2,052,318
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
$91.83
₫2,311,168
|
|
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