Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 24.8% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 42.1% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£157.06
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.26
|
$0.49
₹40.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.07
|
$0.21
₹17.51
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.74
|
$2.13
₹177.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£165.96
|
$2.82
₹235.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
$1.02
₹85.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£116.33
|
$1.68
₹140.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.34
|
$0.74
₹61.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.44
|
$0.33
₹27.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.63
|
$0.44
₹36.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.55
|
$0.23
₹19.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.26
|
$0.15
₹12.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.87
|
$0.18
₹15.36
|
|
pay 80.1% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.74
|
$4.64
₹386.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£549.70
|
$12.22
₹1,018.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
$13,440.78
₹1,120,563.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.96
|
$2.57
₹213.93
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
$7.65
₹637.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
$236.59
₹19,724.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
$144.05
₹12,009.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
$42.89
₹3,575.54
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
$72.71
₹6,061.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
$1,816.81
₹151,468.43
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£78.53
|
$1.83
₹152.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.74
|
$1.87
₹156.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
$4.15
₹346.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£961.09
|
$21.09
₹1,757.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£188.47
|
$4.89
₹407.48
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
$28.84
₹2,404.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
$34.82
₹2,903.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
$47.67
₹3,974.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
$38.00
₹3,168.29
|
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