Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 44.4% cheaper than Astana.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Astana, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Astana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.08
KZT4,239.46
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
KZT3,020.61
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
KZT452.92
|
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
KZT261.43
|
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Astana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KZT263.18
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
KZT2,474.25
|
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
KZT2,254.58
|
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
KZT881.02
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
KZT1,182.54
|
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
KZT313.37
|
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KZT465.06
|
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
KZT533.67
|
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
KZT550.74
|
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
KZT116.65
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT109.17
|
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
|
pay 27.4% less for transportation
Astana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
KZT932.45
|
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.03
KZT7,948.98
|
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,704.14
KZT10,598,640.95
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.31
KZT2,480.08
|
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Astana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
KZT6,451.14
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$522.20
KZT243,768.74
|
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$354.38
KZT165,430.96
|
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.07
KZT21,039.79
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Astana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.83
KZT106,823.14
|
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,705.22
KZT3,596,913.77
|
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
KZT635.92
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
KZT1,075.35
|
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
KZT847.89
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.93
KZT27,976.00
|
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
KZT2,649.66
|
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Astana
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
KZT36,605.59
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.48
KZT23,096.21
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.43
KZT51,085.45
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.49
KZT45,043.74
|
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
|
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