Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 0.1% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Cairo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
Cairo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
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