Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 7.2% cheaper than Asmara.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.25
EGP11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.12
EGP5.75
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Asmara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.56
EGP26.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$1.68
EGP78.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$3.57
EGP167.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.44
EGP67.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.14
EGP100.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.62
EGP28.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.20
EGP9.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.15
EGP7.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.28
EGP13.29
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Asmara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$0.96
EGP45.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$6.40
EGP300.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,602,004.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$2.88
EGP135.17
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Asmara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$7.77
EGP364.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$194.33
EGP9,116.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$117.39
EGP5,506.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$14.34
EGP672.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$99.11
EGP4,649.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,101.48
|
|
pay 54.1% more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.50
EGP70.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$17.05
EGP799.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$34.43
EGP1,615.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$41.73
EGP1,957.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$89.91
EGP4,217.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$50.03
EGP2,346.69
|
|
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