Cost of living comparison
Prague is 4.6 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Prague instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
$9.61
CZK217.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
$8.74
CZK197.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
$1.67
CZK37.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
$1.51
CZK34.12
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
$1.55
CZK35.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.20
|
$6.25
CZK141.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP172.59
|
$3.95
CZK89.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
$2.61
CZK59.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
$4.08
CZK92.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
$0.77
CZK17.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
$0.74
CZK16.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
$0.95
CZK21.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
$1.43
CZK32.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
$0.58
CZK13.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
$0.60
CZK13.48
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
$6.44
CZK145.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP309.35
|
$24.03
CZK544.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,883.78
|
$26,867.69
CZK608,499.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.21
|
$12.49
CZK282.98
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP375.52
|
$21.58
CZK488.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,388.66
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,256.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,671.48
|
$788.65
CZK17,861.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP692.72
|
$233.34
CZK5,284.73
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,788.10
|
$723.05
CZK16,375.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,525.37
|
$11,769.87
CZK266,564.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$2.60
CZK58.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.47
|
$3.13
CZK70.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$6.55
CZK148.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP823.74
|
$61.39
CZK1,390.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
$10.92
CZK247.36
|
|
pay 68.9% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.45
|
$83.11
CZK1,882.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.24
|
$39.28
CZK889.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.83
|
$98.13
CZK2,222.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,416.82
|
$115.55
CZK2,616.88
|
|
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