Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 62.2% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Athens, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.07
|
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.11
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.61
|
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
|
pay 74.4% less for housing
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.50
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€513.56
|
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.11
|
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.66
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€452.86
|
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,324.63
|
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.41
|
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.50
|
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.71
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.29
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.50
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.29
|
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
|
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