Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 5.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP202.90
|
$19.00
₪71.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP202.90
|
$13.57
₪51.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.84
|
$2.42
₪9.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.82
|
$1.87
₪7.02
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.48
|
$2.46
₪9.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP79.89
|
$6.58
₪24.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP169.80
|
$6.91
₪26.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP68.56
|
$3.76
₪14.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP101.50
|
$4.71
₪17.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.36
|
$1.35
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.37
|
$0.90
₪3.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
$0.75
₪2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.31
|
$0.86
₪3.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.05
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.47
|
$0.54
₪2.05
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP45.61
|
$7.37
₪27.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP304.35
|
$61.07
₪229.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,623,191.33
|
$36,639.14
₪137,869.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP136.96
|
$10.20
₪38.40
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP369.45
|
$24.22
₪91.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,236.77
|
$1,522.86
₪5,730.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,579.72
|
$1,068.33
₪4,020.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP681.52
|
$113.43
₪426.84
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,710.64
|
$754.83
₪2,840.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,174.06
|
$9,851.86
₪37,071.46
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.70
|
$7.60
₪28.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.30
|
$3.74
₪14.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.70
|
$9.36
₪35.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP810.42
|
$82.87
₪311.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP152.17
|
$12.21
₪45.96
|
|
pay 93.0% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,636.54
|
$91.11
₪342.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP1,983.62
|
$63.33
₪238.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,273.56
|
$114.38
₪430.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,377.72
|
$114.38
₪430.38
|
|
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