Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 72.6% cheaper than Boston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 82.1% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 77.6% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 58.7% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 91.3% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 94.3% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.4% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 24.0% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Boston, you would:
pay 82.1% less for restaurants
Boston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$4.06
EGP203.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.55
|
$4.71
EGP236.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$0.33
EGP16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$0.12
EGP6.15
|
|
pay 77.6% less for groceries
Boston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.39
|
$0.65
EGP32.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
|
$1.59
EGP79.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$3.40
EGP170.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
|
$1.45
EGP72.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
|
$1.96
EGP98.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.68
EGP34.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.23
EGP11.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$0.16
EGP7.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
|
$0.19
EGP9.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.22
EGP10.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.19
EGP9.53
|
|
pay 58.7% less for transportation
Boston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$1.01
EGP50.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$8.12
EGP407.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,822,451.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
|
$2.50
EGP125.41
|
|
pay 91.3% less for housing
Boston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.88
|
$9.69
EGP486.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,280.96
|
$208.74
EGP10,484.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,453.85
|
$129.60
EGP6,509.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.96
|
$13.65
EGP685.69
|
|
pay 94.3% less for childcare
Boston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,428.57
|
$87.26
EGP4,382.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,862.93
|
|
pay 80.4% less for entertainment and sports
Boston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.42
EGP71.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.79
|
$1.54
EGP77.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.83
|
$1.83
EGP91.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.18
|
$18.55
EGP931.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$3.04
EGP152.93
|
|
pay 24.0% less for clothing
Boston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.32
|
$37.28
EGP1,872.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
|
$49.39
EGP2,480.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.17
|
$97.57
EGP4,900.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.18
|
$53.60
EGP2,692.26
|
|
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