Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 26.1% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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