Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Vietnam

Vietnam vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 82.4% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 33.3% more in Vietnam
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Vietnam

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

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Vietnam vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Egypt	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$1.93 ₫49,968	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$4.06 ₫105K	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$0.50 ₫13,022	+52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$0.30 ₫7,715	+87.8%
Average			-16.9%

Egypt vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$0.96 ₫24,827	+61.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$5.37 ₫139K	+205.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$5.69 ₫147K	+79.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$1.51 ₫39,111	+15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$1.71 ₫44,332	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$1.32 ₫34,270	+101.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.51 ₫13,159	+66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$0.61 ₫15,883	+181.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$0.55 ₫14,322	+235.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.50 ₫12,823	+237.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.51 ₫13,288	+225.5%
Average			+108.7%

Egypt vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.3% more for transportation

	Egypt	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$3.36 ₫87,093	+107.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$7.12 ₫184K	-11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$30,715.02 ₫795M	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$5.75 ₫149K	+97.1%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Egypt	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$8.92 ₫231K	-34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$387.95 ₫10M	+171.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$257.72 ₫7M	+165.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$49.62 ₫1M	+263.3%
Average			+161.7%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$321.30 ₫8M	+350.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$14,628.65 ₫379M	+786.4%
Average			+531.8%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$0.91 ₫23,577	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$1.63 ₫42,237	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$1.36 ₫35,110	-26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$20.59 ₫533K	+3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$3.14 ₫81,316	+2.8%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Egypt	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$41.00 ₫1M	+106.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$24.08 ₫623K	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$76.97 ₫2M	-31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$74.18 ₫2M	+61.6%
Average			+10.1%

Egypt vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing

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