Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 13.4% cheaper than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
$0.25
EGP11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
$0.12
EGP5.75
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
$0.56
EGP26.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
$1.68
EGP78.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
$3.57
EGP167.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
$1.44
EGP67.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
$2.14
EGP100.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
$0.62
EGP28.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
$0.20
EGP9.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
$0.15
EGP7.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
$0.28
EGP13.29
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
$0.96
EGP45.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
$6.40
EGP300.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,602,004.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
$2.88
EGP135.17
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
Kathmandu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
$7.77
EGP364.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
$194.33
EGP9,116.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
$117.39
EGP5,506.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
$14.34
EGP672.62
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
$99.11
EGP4,649.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,101.48
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
$1.50
EGP70.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
$17.05
EGP799.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
$34.43
EGP1,615.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
$41.73
EGP1,957.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
$89.91
EGP4,217.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
$50.03
EGP2,346.69
|
|
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