Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 74.0% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 81.5% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.25
EGP11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.12
EGP5.75
|
|
pay 73.3% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.56
EGP26.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$1.68
EGP78.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$3.57
EGP167.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.44
EGP67.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.14
EGP100.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$0.62
EGP28.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.20
EGP9.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.15
EGP7.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.28
EGP13.29
|
|
pay 64.4% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$0.96
EGP45.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$6.40
EGP300.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,602,004.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$2.88
EGP135.17
|
|
pay 89.3% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$7.77
EGP364.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$194.33
EGP9,116.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$117.39
EGP5,506.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$14.34
EGP672.62
|
|
pay 92.9% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$99.11
EGP4,649.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,101.48
|
|
pay 77.5% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$1.50
EGP70.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$17.05
EGP799.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$34.43
EGP1,615.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$41.73
EGP1,957.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$89.91
EGP4,217.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$50.03
EGP2,346.69
|
|
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