Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 54.4% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 67.6% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$0.25
EGP11.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.12
EGP5.80
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$0.56
EGP26.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$1.68
EGP79.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$3.57
EGP169.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$1.44
EGP68.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$2.14
EGP101.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$0.62
EGP29.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.20
EGP9.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.17
EGP8.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.28
EGP13.41
|
|
pay 54.5% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$0.96
EGP45.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$6.40
EGP303.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,616,063.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$2.88
EGP136.36
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$7.77
EGP367.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$194.33
EGP9,196.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$117.39
EGP5,555.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$14.34
EGP678.52
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$99.11
EGP4,689.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,813.24
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$1.50
EGP70.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$17.05
EGP806.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$34.43
EGP1,629.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$41.73
EGP1,974.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$89.91
EGP4,254.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$50.03
EGP2,367.28
|
|
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