Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 3.1 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
$5.85
R$30.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.78
|
$1.20
R$6.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.80
|
$0.80
R$4.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.36
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP79.53
|
$5.19
R$26.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP169.05
|
$4.10
R$21.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP68.26
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP101.06
|
$1.61
R$8.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.23
|
$0.94
R$4.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.33
|
$0.61
R$3.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
$0.48
R$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
$0.67
R$3.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.01
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.41
|
$0.58
R$2.98
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP45.41
|
$4.15
R$21.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP303.01
|
$47.57
R$245.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,616,063.93
|
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP136.36
|
$8.07
R$41.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP367.83
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,196.21
|
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,555.22
|
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP678.52
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,689.95
|
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP81,813.24
|
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP70.98
|
$1.95
R$10.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP806.86
|
$26.15
R$134.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$7.80
R$40.22
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,629.35
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP1,974.91
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,254.79
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,367.28
|
$62.37
R$321.62
|
|
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