Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 58.8% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Spain, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.26
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.24
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$0.25
EGP11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$0.12
EGP5.79
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.56
EGP26.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.71
|
$1.68
EGP79.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$3.57
EGP168.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
$1.44
EGP68.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$2.14
EGP100.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.62
EGP29.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.20
EGP9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.15
EGP7.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.28
EGP13.40
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.02
|
$0.96
EGP45.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.65
|
$6.40
EGP302.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,003.84
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,614,298.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.25
|
$2.88
EGP136.21
|
|
pay 80.6% less for housing
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.14
|
$7.77
EGP367.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€763.07
|
$194.33
EGP9,186.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€612.82
|
$117.39
EGP5,549.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.25
|
$14.34
EGP677.78
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€351.07
|
$99.11
EGP4,684.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,825.75
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,723.88
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.50
EGP70.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.63
|
$17.05
EGP805.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.80
|
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.31
|
$34.43
EGP1,627.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.98
|
$41.73
EGP1,972.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.17
|
$89.91
EGP4,250.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.71
|
$50.03
EGP2,364.70
|
|
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