Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£154.82
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.09
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£6.97
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£82.54
|
$4.89
$1,021
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£163.60
|
$12.79
$2,673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
$2.90
$607
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£114.67
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£24.98
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.28
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.52
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.46
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.16
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.77
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£58.89
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£541.87
|
$33.09
$6,913
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.02
|
$21.27
$4,444
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
$360.46
$75,297
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
$228.98
$47,832
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
$94.55
$19,750
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
$954.92
$199,476
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.41
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£81.56
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£947.40
|
$28.36
$5,925
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£185.78
|
$6.15
$1,284
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
$62.24
$13,002
|
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