Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 36.1% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$895.10
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$780.71
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$574.16
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$493.06
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$269.69
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$585.06
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$259.38
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$290.95
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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