Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Alofi instead of Cairo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Cairo
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Cairo
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Cairo
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cairo
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Cairo
|
Alofi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
?? |
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