Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Apia instead of Cairo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.78
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Cairo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.36
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP79.53
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP169.05
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP68.26
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP101.06
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.23
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.33
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.01
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Cairo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP45.41
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP303.01
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,616,063.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP136.36
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Cairo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP367.83
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,196.21
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,555.22
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP678.52
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Cairo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,689.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP81,813.24
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP70.98
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP806.86
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Cairo
|
Apia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,629.35
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP1,974.91
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,254.79
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,367.28
|
?? |
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