Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 41.9% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB411.59
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB360.14
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB47.10
|
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB30.79
|
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB62.84
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB263.30
|
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB328.30
|
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB148.76
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB356.19
|
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB170.30
|
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB28.18
|
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB63.26
|
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB22.25
|
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB16.47
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB43.93
|
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB268.38
|
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB577.58
|
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB1,472,839.05
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB224.02
|
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB8,805.82
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB35,890.18
|
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB20,530.48
|
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB7,210.46
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB4,807.87
|
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB2,536,556.14
|
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB57.76
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB63.87
|
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB231.03
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB4,665.30
|
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB288.79
|
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB2,316.75
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB3,311.72
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB5,339.44
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB5,679.58
|
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
|
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