Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 33.9% cheaper than Baku.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Baku, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Baku
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Baku
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Baku
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Baku
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Baku
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Baku
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
|
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