Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 38.9% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
|
pay 38.7% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
|
pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
|
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