Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 2.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Cairo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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