Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 30.2% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫53,366
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫138,751
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,123
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,253
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 49.8% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫25,652
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫155,028
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫137,368
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,655
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫42,860
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,307
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,888
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫19,738
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,161
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,071
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,339
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫108,123
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫213,464
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,067,317,526
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫135,549
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫237,145
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,490,532
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,184,114
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,444,527
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,075,500
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫337,039,886
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,346
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫51,429
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,356
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫739,340
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫117,405
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,104,674
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫882,963
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,365,887
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,336,239
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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