Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 47.8% cheaper than Apia.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Apia, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
Apia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
Apia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
|
pay 78.2% less for transportation
Apia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
|
pay 86.0% less for housing
Apia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
|
pay 30.1% more for childcare
Apia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Apia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
|
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