Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 42.6% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
$0.25
EGP11.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
$0.12
EGP5.80
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
$0.56
EGP26.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
$1.68
EGP79.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
$3.57
EGP169.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
$1.44
EGP68.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
$2.14
EGP101.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
$0.62
EGP29.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
$0.20
EGP9.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
$0.17
EGP8.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
$0.28
EGP13.41
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
$0.96
EGP45.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
$6.40
EGP303.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,616,063.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
$2.88
EGP136.36
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
$7.77
EGP367.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
$194.33
EGP9,196.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
$117.39
EGP5,555.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
$14.34
EGP678.52
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
$99.11
EGP4,689.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,813.24
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
$1.50
EGP70.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
$17.05
EGP806.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
$34.43
EGP1,629.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
$41.73
EGP1,974.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
$89.91
EGP4,254.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
$50.03
EGP2,367.28
|
|
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