Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 27.0% cheaper than Hanoi.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,352
|
$4.27
EGP206.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫131,035
|
$4.27
EGP206.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,268
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,790
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫24,926
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫117,683
|
$1.68
EGP81.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫128,457
|
$3.57
EGP172.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫41,566
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫41,306
|
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫39,332
|
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,439
|
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫18,761
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,655
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,932
|
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,256
|
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,547
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫193,410
|
$6.40
EGP309.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫967,049,934
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,769.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫131,519
|
$2.88
EGP139.20
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫210,715
|
$7.77
EGP375.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,358,693
|
$194.33
EGP9,388.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,005,906
|
$117.39
EGP5,671.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,540,005
|
$14.34
EGP692.68
|
|
pay 72.6% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫5,923,181
|
$99.11
EGP4,787.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫312,184,441
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,519.56
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,176
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫46,032
|
$1.50
EGP72.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫33,847
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫608,802
|
$17.05
EGP823.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫116,046
|
$3.20
EGP154.67
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫784,724
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫663,402
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,052,074
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,312,055
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.65
|
|
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