Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 3.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP202.90
|
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP202.90
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.84
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.82
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.48
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP79.89
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP169.80
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP68.56
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP101.50
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.36
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.37
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.31
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.05
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.47
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP45.61
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP304.35
|
$43.74
CLF1.4500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,623,191.33
|
$17,494.37
CLF579.8200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP136.96
|
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP369.45
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,236.77
|
$543.19
CLF18.0000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,579.72
|
$457.36
CLF15.1600
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP681.52
|
$117.58
CLF3.9000
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,710.64
|
$405.22
CLF13.4300
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,174.06
|
$6,858.55
CLF227.3100
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.70
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.30
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.70
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP810.42
|
$39.95
CLF1.3200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP152.17
|
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,636.54
|
$54.28
CLF1.8000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP1,983.62
|
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,273.56
|
$74.64
CLF2.4700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,377.72
|
$78.76
CLF2.6100
|
|
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