Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 67.1% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$4.27
EGP206.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$4.27
EGP206.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay 78.5% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$1.68
EGP81.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$3.57
EGP172.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$1.44
EGP69.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.14
EGP103.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$6.40
EGP309.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,676.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$2.88
EGP139.19
|
|
pay 76.1% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$7.77
EGP375.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$194.33
EGP9,387.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$117.39
EGP5,670.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$14.34
EGP692.64
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$99.11
EGP4,787.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,514.89
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$1.76
EGP85.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$1.50
EGP72.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$1.76
EGP85.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$17.05
EGP823.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$3.20
EGP154.66
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$41.73
EGP2,015.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.52
|
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