Cost of living comparison
Paris is 7.0 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Paris instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 11.8 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP207.55
|
$19.49
€17.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP207.55
|
$13.00
€11.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.11
|
$3.72
€3.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.96
|
$3.01
€2.72
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.09
|
$1.93
€1.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.72
|
$11.66
€10.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP173.69
|
$5.86
€5.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.13
|
$4.70
€4.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.83
|
$7.05
€6.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.03
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.59
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
$1.67
€1.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.78
|
$1.17
€1.05
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.66
|
$7.76
€7.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP311.33
|
$92.05
€83.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,660,402.17
|
$32,489.61
€29,374.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.10
|
$23.63
€21.36
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP377.92
|
$32.31
€29.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,448.51
|
$1,462.11
€1,321.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,707.63
|
$1,074.44
€971.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP697.14
|
$171.90
€155.42
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,818.63
|
$829.69
€750.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,057.86
|
$16,485.47
€14,904.81
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.61
|
$7.58
€6.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.93
|
$4.52
€4.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.61
|
$13.00
€11.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP828.99
|
$41.22
€37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP155.66
|
$14.08
€12.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,674.06
|
$102.11
€92.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,029.09
|
$44.38
€40.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,371.53
|
$110.05
€99.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,432.23
|
$156.00
€141.04
|
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