Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 5.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 9.3 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
|
pay 64.8% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
|
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