Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 3.4 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$10.09
MX$185.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$8.90
MX$163.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
$1.21
MX$22.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
$0.84
MX$15.37
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
$2.63
MX$48.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
$5.57
MX$102.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
$6.31
MX$115.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
$2.49
MX$45.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
$4.13
MX$75.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
$1.42
MX$26.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
$0.70
MX$12.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
$0.82
MX$15.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
$0.91
MX$16.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$0.95
MX$17.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
$0.87
MX$15.88
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
$5.46
MX$100.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
$21.52
MX$394.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
$21,960.54
MX$402,723.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
$5.34
MX$97.96
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
$27.98
MX$513.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
$1,058.85
MX$19,417.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
$643.75
MX$11,805.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
$41.48
MX$760.69
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
$408.19
MX$7,485.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
$10,042.62
MX$184,166.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$2.97
MX$54.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
$3.52
MX$64.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$4.45
MX$81.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
$60.85
MX$1,115.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
$5.94
MX$108.84
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
$66.94
MX$1,227.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
$45.00
MX$825.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
$110.60
MX$2,028.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
$106.14
MX$1,946.51
|
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