Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 62.2% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Athens, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Cairo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.63
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.73
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 74.4% less for housing
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.37
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.59
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.98
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.98
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Athens
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.46
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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