Cairo vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$154	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	83	66
😀 Quality of life	58	65
🏙️ Population	9.61M	9.39M

The cost of living in Cairo is 43% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6739th ($417 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Ho Chi Minh. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5545th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Cairo	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$14143

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Cities near Cairo

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

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
25 km or 15 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
72 km or 45 mi	Vung Tau	$494
96 km or 60 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
113 km or 70 mi	Sa Dec	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Can Tho	$454
141 km or 88 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
153 km or 95 mi	Soc Trang	$514
162 km or 100 mi	Prey Veng	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
181 km or 112 mi	Mui Ne	$507
184 km or 114 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
189 km or 117 mi	Rach Gia	$526
198 km or 123 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
205 km or 127 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
233 km or 145 mi	Da Lat	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Ca Mau	$516
257 km or 160 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
270 km or 168 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Kampot	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
309 km or 192 mi	Stung Treng	$634
320 km or 199 mi	Nha Trang	$535
343 km or 213 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
414 km or 257 mi	Siem Reap	$644
433 km or 269 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
452 km or 281 mi	Battambang	$573
488 km or 303 mi	Ko Chang	$677
502 km or 312 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
527 km or 327 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
533 km or 331 mi	Quang Ngai	$427
584 km or 363 mi	Klaeng	$685
592 km or 368 mi	Hoi An	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Da Nang	$593
637 km or 396 mi	Hue	$393
663 km or 412 mi	Nong Prue	$752
664 km or 413 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
668 km or 415 mi	Pattaya	$781
670 km or 416 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
676 km or 420 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588