Cost of living comparison
compared to
Canary Islands vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary
Canary Islands is 3.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.5 times more in Canary Islands
- Groceries
-
pay 3.5 times more in Canary Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 3.7 times more in Canary Islands
- Housing
-
pay 4.2 times more in Canary Islands
- Childcare
-
pay 3.8 times more in Canary Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Canary Islands
- Clothing
-
pay 17.5% more in Canary Islands
The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Canary Islands are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Canary Islands.
Canary Islands vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Canary Islands instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Canary Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
EGP197.55
|
$17.52
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
EGP246.93
|
$9.93
€8.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
EGP18.11
|
$1.75
€1.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.83
|
$1.03
€0.88
|
|
Cairo vs. Canary Islands - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Canary Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
EGP28.48
|
$1.75
€1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
EGP89.17
|
$8.99
€7.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
EGP177.23
|
$4.76
€4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP68.79
|
$3.50
€2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
EGP98.13
|
$4.41
€3.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
EGP35.35
|
$1.19
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
EGP15.93
|
$1.03
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.52
|
$0.74
€0.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.00
|
$1.19
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP8.95
|
$0.72
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP8.86
|
$0.79
€0.67
|
|
Cairo vs. Canary Islands - Cost of groceries
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Canary Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
EGP64.75
|
$6.30
€5.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.44
EGP306.20
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,398.47
EGP1,777,923.09
|
$25,695.77
€21,892.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
EGP126.43
|
$15.53
€13.24
|
|
Cairo vs. Canary Islands - Cost of transportation
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Canary Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.92
EGP614.01
|
$29.20
€24.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.48
EGP10,148.81
|
$1,155.05
€984.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.13
EGP6,519.05
|
$707.30
€602.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.12
EGP909.19
|
$76.66
€65.32
|
|
Cairo vs. Canary Islands - Cost of housing
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Canary Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.85
EGP4,413.94
|
$350.40
€298.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,210.79
EGP105,101.18
|
$8,448.46
€7,198.14
|
|
Cairo vs. Canary Islands - Cost of childcare
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Canary Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.14
|
$2.92
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
EGP76.81
|
$1.75
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
EGP98.77
|
$4.82
€4.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.31
EGP823.09
|
$49.64
€42.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.74
EGP177.79
|
$9.93
€8.46
|
|
Cairo vs. Canary Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 17.5% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Canary Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.96
EGP1,614.33
|
$70.08
€59.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.38
EGP2,157.58
|
$36.50
€31.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.30
EGP5,576.21
|
$81.18
€69.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.59
EGP2,927.93
|
$70.08
€59.71
|
|
Cairo vs. Canary Islands - Cost of clothing
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