Cairo vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$154	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	13
😀 Quality of life	58	36
🏙️ Population	9.61M	948K

The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4590th ($417 vs $1163) 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 5545th and 7436th 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	$3.9	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393