Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.0 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 98.7% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 91.2% more for housing
Cairo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 97.5% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 71.7% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
|
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