Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 5.9 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 8.7 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 85.8% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
|
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