Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 68.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 81.6% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Cairo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.48
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.41
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.69
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.56
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.37
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 69.0% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.77
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,169.93
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.92
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 85.6% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€43.04
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,684.97
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,478.14
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.89
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,618.30
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,768.99
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.27
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.46
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.13
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.40
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€73.10
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.67
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.31
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€103.04
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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