Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Austria instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 8.6 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£154.82
|
$15.13
€14.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.09
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£6.97
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£82.54
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£163.60
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£114.67
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£24.98
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.28
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.52
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.46
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.16
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.77
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£58.89
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£541.87
|
$48.12
€45.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.02
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
$743.38
€697.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
$621.91
€583.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
$416.59
€390.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.41
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£81.56
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£947.40
|
$41.56
€38.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£185.78
|
$12.77
€11.98
|
|
pay 65.0% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
$110.53
€103.70
|
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