Cairo vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$154
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
71
😀 Quality of life
58
62
🏙️ Population
9.61M
8.44M

The cost of living in Cairo is 36% less expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7236th ($417 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Hanoi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5545th and 4848th 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
$3.9
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$12394

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393