Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 35.9% cheaper than Ho Chi Minh City.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ho Chi Minh City, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
₫50,032
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
₫110,070
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
₫13,185
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
₫8,057
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
₫27,900
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
₫145,063
|
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
₫145,515
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
₫42,629
|
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
₫38,405
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,255
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
₫15,494
|
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,222
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
₫14,935
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
₫14,320
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.54
₫90,011
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.81
₫275,175
|
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,553.64
₫930,591,829
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
₫143,096
|
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.20
₫259,689
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$528.29
₫13,449,462
|
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.13
₫7,793,552
|
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.07
₫1,427,416
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$298.26
₫7,593,064
|
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,288.19
₫389,210,636
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
₫48,078
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.18
₫30,019
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.59
₫651,379
|
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫120,076
|
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Ho Chi Minh City
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.17
₫971,671
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.07
₫739,944
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.81
₫2,617,454
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.17
₫2,524,683
|
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
|
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