Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.0 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
$17.10
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
$9.80
€8.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
$2.19
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
$1.73
€1.56
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
$1.77
€1.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.20
|
$4.27
€3.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP172.59
|
$4.97
€4.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
$3.80
€3.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
$4.34
€3.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
$1.26
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
$0.93
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
$1.26
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
$0.85
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
$7.23
€6.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP309.35
|
$118.73
€106.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,883.78
|
$36,966.92
€33,312.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.21
|
$18.66
€16.82
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP375.52
|
$49.22
€44.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,388.66
|
$1,390.35
€1,252.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,671.48
|
$1,168.86
€1,053.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP692.72
|
$162.61
€146.53
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,788.10
|
$1,101.52
€992.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,525.37
|
$7,468.96
€6,730.50
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$6.02
€5.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.47
|
$3.78
€3.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$16.48
€14.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP823.74
|
$58.33
€52.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
$12.21
€11.01
|
|
pay 56.6% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.45
|
$84.67
€76.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.24
|
$40.37
€36.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.83
|
$91.93
€82.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,416.82
|
$90.97
€81.97
|
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