Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 61.2% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
|
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