Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 44.8% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫48,516
|
$2.69
E£128.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫121,371
|
$3.27
E£156.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,678
|
$0.25
E£11.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,502
|
$0.14
E£6.71
|
|
pay 62.7% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,327
|
$0.40
E£19.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫171,105
|
$1.23
E£58.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫134,955
|
$2.42
E£115.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫39,971
|
$1.12
E£53.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,038
|
$1.58
E£75.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,548
|
$0.40
E£19.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,864
|
$0.22
E£10.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,211
|
$0.14
E£6.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,218
|
$0.13
E£6.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,705
|
$0.12
E£5.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,328
|
$0.10
E£4.79
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫100,134
|
$1.02
E£48.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫197,673
|
$7.97
E£380.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,001,683,682
|
$15,876.53
E£758,524.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫146,700
|
$1.85
E£88.15
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫247,617
|
$10.98
E£524.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,016,540
|
$109.16
E£5,215.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,474,184
|
$71.02
E£3,392.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,034,659
|
$16.81
E£803.28
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,603,868
|
$58.30
E£2,785.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫250,459,877
|
$1,699.22
E£81,182.57
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,138
|
$1.45
E£69.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,022
|
$1.03
E£49.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫31,839
|
$1.57
E£75.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫617,070
|
$15.18
E£725.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫95,400
|
$3.13
E£149.43
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫832,088
|
$17.23
E£822.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫728,973
|
$28.02
E£1,338.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,226,115
|
$63.69
E£3,042.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,620,151
|
$28.91
E£1,381.39
|
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