Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Italy instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
E£80.74
|
$14.35
€14.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
E£90.83
|
$8.28
€8.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
E£6.24
|
$2.18
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
E£3.80
|
$1.09
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
E£12.88
|
$1.63
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.75
E£32.97
|
$6.40
€6.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
E£70.30
|
$4.35
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.36
E£25.75
|
$2.89
€2.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
E£42.52
|
$4.02
€3.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£13.09
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
E£6.17
|
$0.76
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.21
E£4.02
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
E£5.68
|
$1.05
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.55
|
$0.60
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.17
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
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pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.86
E£35.10
|
$8.47
€8.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.04
E£302.77
|
$36.88
€36.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.50
E£464,248.18
|
$23,486.94
€23,056.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.03
E£38.35
|
$16.94
€16.63
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.59
E£332.13
|
$29.40
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.11
E£4,269.06
|
$560.05
€549.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.11
E£2,607.57
|
$428.17
€420.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.64
E£521.90
|
$132.43
€130.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.20
E£3,024.61
|
$431.71
€423.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,834.57
E£72,399.34
|
$9,518.89
€9,344.38
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
E£35.32
|
$4.48
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
E£41.13
|
$1.48
€1.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
E£48.44
|
$5.97
€5.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.70
E£560.78
|
$48.62
€47.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
E£100.92
|
$8.84
€8.67
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.62
E£936.91
|
$72.84
€71.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.95
E£754.19
|
$34.55
€33.91
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.88
E£1,999.06
|
$82.76
€81.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.85
E£1,167.83
|
$107.74
€105.76
|
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