Giza vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	83	66
😀 Quality of life	56	65
🏙️ Population	5.6M	9.39M

The cost of living in Giza is 57% less expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 9160th and 6739th ($318 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 Giza compared to 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 5740th and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Ho Chi Minh

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	Giza	Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$14143

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813

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