Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 18.8% more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$0.25
EGP11.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.12
EGP5.80
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Thimphu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$0.56
EGP26.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$1.68
EGP79.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$3.57
EGP169.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$1.44
EGP68.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$2.14
EGP101.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$0.62
EGP29.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.20
EGP9.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.17
EGP8.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.28
EGP13.41
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Thimphu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$0.96
EGP45.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$6.40
EGP303.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,616,063.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$2.88
EGP136.36
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Thimphu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$7.77
EGP367.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$194.33
EGP9,196.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$117.39
EGP5,555.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$14.34
EGP678.52
|
|
pay 45.3% more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$99.11
EGP4,689.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,813.24
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$1.50
EGP70.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$17.05
EGP806.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$34.43
EGP1,629.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$41.73
EGP1,974.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$89.91
EGP4,254.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$50.03
EGP2,367.28
|
|
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