Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 56.4% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,216
|
$4.06
EGP202.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,014
|
$4.71
EGP235.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD257
|
$0.33
EGP16.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.12
EGP6.12
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
Belgrade
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$0.65
EGP32.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD558
|
$1.59
EGP79.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD551
|
$3.40
EGP169.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD294
|
$1.45
EGP72.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD346
|
$1.96
EGP97.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$0.68
EGP34.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.23
EGP11.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD81
|
$0.16
EGP7.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD52
|
$0.22
EGP10.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD760
|
$1.01
EGP50.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,230
|
$8.12
EGP405.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,109,675
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,812,129.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,052
|
$2.50
EGP124.69
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,056
|
$9.69
EGP484.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD92,993
|
$208.74
EGP10,425.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,371
|
$129.60
EGP6,472.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,435
|
$13.65
EGP681.80
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD40,985
|
$87.26
EGP4,358.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD857,182
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,308.67
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD334
|
$1.42
EGP70.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD271
|
$1.54
EGP76.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD456
|
$1.83
EGP91.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,042
|
$18.55
EGP926.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD811
|
$3.04
EGP152.07
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,810
|
$37.28
EGP1,861.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,276
|
$49.39
EGP2,466.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,848
|
$97.57
EGP4,873.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,921
|
$53.60
EGP2,677.01
|
|
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