Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 63.2% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Athens, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$0.25
EGP12.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.56
EGP27.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$1.68
EGP81.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$3.57
EGP173.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$1.44
EGP70.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$2.14
EGP103.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.62
EGP30.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.20
EGP9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.28
EGP13.77
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.05
|
$0.96
EGP46.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$6.40
EGP311.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,200.76
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,659,654.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.16
|
$2.88
EGP140.03
|
|
pay 78.7% less for housing
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.96
|
$7.77
EGP377.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.68
|
$194.33
EGP9,444.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.10
|
$117.39
EGP5,705.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.79
|
$14.34
EGP696.83
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.23
|
$99.11
EGP4,816.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,555.70
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,019.99
|
|
pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$1.50
EGP72.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.79
|
$17.05
EGP828.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$3.20
EGP155.59
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.77
|
$34.43
EGP1,673.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
$41.73
EGP2,028.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.71
|
$89.91
EGP4,369.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.34
|
$50.03
EGP2,431.13
|
|
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