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
₫46,084
|
$2.69
E£83.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫115,288
|
$3.27
E£100.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫13,943
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,025
|
$0.14
E£4.34
|
|
pay 62.7% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫25,957
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫162,529
|
$1.23
E£37.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫128,191
|
$2.42
E£74.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫37,968
|
$1.12
E£34.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫41,831
|
$1.58
E£48.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫32,817
|
$0.40
E£12.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,220
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫18,248
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫11,606
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,018
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫12,660
|
$0.10
E£3.10
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫95,116
|
$1.02
E£31.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫187,767
|
$7.97
E£246.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫951,482,571
|
$15,876.53
E£490,329.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫139,348
|
$1.85
E£56.98
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫235,207
|
$10.98
E£339.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫8,564,661
|
$109.16
E£3,371.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,199,836
|
$71.02
E£2,193.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫982,805
|
$16.81
E£519.26
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,323,021
|
$58.30
E£1,800.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫237,907,647
|
$1,699.22
E£52,478.45
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫21,979
|
$1.45
E£44.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫43,715
|
$1.03
E£31.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫30,243
|
$1.57
E£48.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫586,145
|
$15.18
E£468.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫90,618
|
$3.13
E£96.59
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫790,387
|
$17.23
E£531.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫692,439
|
$28.02
E£865.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,114,549
|
$63.69
E£1,966.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,488,838
|
$28.91
E£892.97
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