Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.4 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Germany instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 9.3 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$13.72
€12.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
$54.61
€50.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
$23.30
€21.73
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
$800.45
€746.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
$616.33
€574.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
$434.24
€405.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
$35.42
€33.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
|
pay 70.5% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
$120.25
€112.17
|
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