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Cairo vs. Hai Phong Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 7.0% more expensive than Hai Phong.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 14.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 3.1% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 21.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 35.9% more in Cairo

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Cairo are more expensive than in Hai Phong. Expenses including groceries, childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in Cairo.

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Cairo vs. Hai Phong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Hai Phong, you would:

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pay 42.4% more for restaurants

	Hai Phong	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.54 ₫40,006	$4.77 EGP249.24	+210.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 ₫110K	$5.92 EGP309.06	+39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,752	$0.35 EGP18.47	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,939	$0.15 EGP7.61	-52.3%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Hai Phong	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 ₫12,669	$0.76 EGP39.79	+56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$2.13 EGP111.40	-59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$3.57 EGP186.41	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,206	$1.18 EGP61.81	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,780	$2.26 EGP117.89	+34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,554	$0.82 EGP42.66	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,493	$0.35 EGP18.09	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,860	$0.26 EGP13.75	-56.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,253	$0.24 EGP12.64	-52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,257	$0.18 EGP9.46	-58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,058	$0.20 EGP10.25	-60.9%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

	Hai Phong	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.23 ₫83,927	$1.68 EGP87.57	-48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.77 ₫150K	$8.59 EGP448.64	+48.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫798M	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$1.91 EGP99.70	-64.6%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 3.1% less for housing

	Hai Phong	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫230K	$14.10 EGP736.18	+59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.77 ₫6M	$216.90 EGP11,322.75	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$243.77 ₫6M	$191.78 EGP10,011.26	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.34 ₫892K	$20.76 EGP1,083.86	-39.5%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 21.5% less for childcare

	Hai Phong	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.96 ₫4M	$123.08 EGP6,424.93	-20.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,618.80 ₫120M	$3,562.03 EGP186K	-22.9%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hai Phong	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.77 ₫20,003	$1.48 EGP77.27	+92.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 ₫48,341	$1.78 EGP92.81	-4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫31,005	$2.01 EGP104.68	+68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.09 ₫600K	$29.87 EGP1,559.03	+29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$4.77 EGP249.24	+12.8%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 35.9% more for clothing

	Hai Phong	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.19 ₫1M	$40.94 EGP2,137.26	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.17 ₫550K	$50.61 EGP2,641.98	+139.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$115.71 EGP6,040.48	+38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.98 ₫2M	$59.84 EGP3,123.84	-22.3%
Average			+35.9%

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