Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 67.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Cairo instead of France, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.67
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.94
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$0.25
EGP11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.12
EGP5.79
|
|
pay 69.1% less for groceries
France
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$0.56
EGP26.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.43
|
$1.68
EGP79.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$3.57
EGP168.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$1.44
EGP68.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.87
|
$2.14
EGP100.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.62
EGP29.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.20
EGP9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.15
EGP7.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.28
EGP13.40
|
|
pay 62.7% less for transportation
France
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.84
|
$0.96
EGP45.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.61
|
$6.40
EGP302.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,074.04
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,614,298.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.00
|
$2.88
EGP136.21
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
France
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.53
|
$7.77
EGP367.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€717.55
|
$194.33
EGP9,186.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€563.35
|
$117.39
EGP5,549.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.70
|
$14.34
EGP677.78
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
France
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€651.81
|
$99.11
EGP4,684.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,073.31
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,723.88
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.69
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$1.50
EGP70.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.82
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.20
|
$17.05
EGP805.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.90
|
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
France
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.00
|
$34.43
EGP1,627.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.44
|
$41.73
EGP1,972.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.09
|
$89.91
EGP4,250.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.61
|
$50.03
EGP2,364.70
|
|
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