Cairo vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1930
🏠 One person rent
$201
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$340
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
83
67
😀 Quality of life
63
69
🏙️ Population
9.8M
14M

The cost of living in Cairo is 34% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 8680th and 6919th ($506 vs $762) 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 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5610th and 4450th 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
$4.85
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1009
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
8.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$27.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$14995

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Ho Chi Minh

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Thu Dau Mot
$540
25 km or 15 mi Bien Hoa
$419
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610