Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Albania
Transportation: pay 5.4 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Albania
Childcare: pay 83.8% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Albania
Clothing: pay 38.4% more in Albania

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Albania are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Albania.

Albania vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP225.78	$9.59 ALL796	+130.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP282.23	$8.67 ALL720	+66.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP20.70	$1.77 ALL147	+364.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.81	$0.83 ALL69	+480.0%
Average			+260.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP32.55	$1.03 ALL85	+71.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP101.92	$5.40 ALL449	+188.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP202.56	$7.89 ALL655	+111.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP78.62	$3.20 ALL266	+121.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP112.16	$3.26 ALL271	+58.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP40.40	$0.65 ALL54	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP18.21	$1.13 ALL94	+237.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP15.45	$0.74 ALL61	+160.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.86	$0.66 ALL55	+424.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP10.23	$0.51 ALL42	+170.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP10.12	$0.53 ALL44	+182.4%
Average			+155.6%

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pay 5.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP74.01	$8.27 ALL687	+506.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP349.96	$19.40 ALL1,611	+201.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$31,384.43 ALL3M	-16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP144.50	$30.95 ALL2,571	+1063.6%
Average			+438.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Cairo	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP701.77	$16.59 ALL1,378	+28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,599.39	$521.48 ALL43,321	+144.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,450.83	$357.61 ALL29,707	+160.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP1,039.15	$61.56 ALL5,114	+221.9%
Average			+138.9%

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pay 83.8% more for childcare

	Cairo	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP5,044.83	$175.46 ALL14,576	+89.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP120K	$3,951.26 ALL328K	+78.7%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP79.02	$2.46 ALL204	+69.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP87.79	$1.95 ALL162	+20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP112.89	$4.30 ALL357	+106.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP940.74	$52.57 ALL4,367	+203.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP203.20	$7.66 ALL636	+104.8%
Average			+100.9%

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pay 38.4% more for clothing

	Cairo	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,845.07	$54.19 ALL4,502	+59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,465.97	$39.78 ALL3,305	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,373.23	$94.48 ALL7,848	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,346.42	$139.08 ALL11,553	+125.8%
Average			+38.4%

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