Cairo vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2816
🏠 One person rent	$162	$778
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	13
😀 Quality of life	57	35
🏙️ Population	9.61M	948K

The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8926th and 4681st ($424 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Egypt and Laos, respectively. Check Egypt vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 5583rd and 7473rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Vientiane

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	Cairo	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$9305

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$555
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1151
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$583
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$560
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$571
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$513
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$655
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$554
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$523
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$648
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$599
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$613
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$549
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$739
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$565
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$994
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$571
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$630
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$606
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$787
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$612
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$533
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$407