Cairo vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$189
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$371
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
9.61M
8.44M

The cost of living in Cairo is 27% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7418th ($473 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Vietnam, respectively. Check Egypt vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Hanoi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5895th and 5259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Hanoi

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Cairo Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372