Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 4.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 7.9 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP208.10
|
$15.16
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP208.10
|
$10.32
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.14
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.97
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.16
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.93
|
$7.67
€7.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP174.16
|
$4.36
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.32
|
$3.02
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP104.11
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.11
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.61
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.25
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.82
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.78
|
$6.78
€6.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP312.16
|
$54.15
€50.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,664,835.84
|
$36,133.87
€33,455.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.47
|
$14.65
€13.56
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP378.93
|
$33.64
€31.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,473.74
|
$1,370.72
€1,269.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,722.87
|
$989.21
€915.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP699.00
|
$123.32
€114.18
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,831.49
|
$543.23
€502.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,282.31
|
$9,978.95
€9,239.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.84
|
$3.79
€3.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP73.12
|
$2.63
€2.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.84
|
$6.12
€5.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP831.21
|
$48.46
€44.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP156.08
|
$10.83
€10.03
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,678.53
|
$83.95
€77.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,034.51
|
$33.93
€31.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,383.20
|
$87.19
€80.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,438.72
|
$99.93
€92.53
|
|
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