Cost of living comparison
Russia is 90.4% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Russia instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
E£76.54
|
$10.05
₽601.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
E£86.11
|
$6.50
₽388.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
E£5.91
|
$1.10
₽65.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
E£3.60
|
$0.57
₽34.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
E£12.21
|
$0.74
₽44.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.75
E£31.25
|
$6.12
₽365.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
E£66.65
|
$4.79
₽286.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.36
E£24.41
|
$1.88
₽112.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
E£40.31
|
$2.54
₽152.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.41
|
$0.93
₽55.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
E£5.85
|
$0.80
₽48.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.21
E£3.81
|
$0.93
₽55.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
E£5.39
|
$1.57
₽93.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.37
|
$0.48
₽28.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.01
|
$0.37
₽22.01
|
|
pay 82.8% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.86
E£33.28
|
$3.32
₽198.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.04
E£287.03
|
$26.69
₽1,596.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.50
E£440,110.95
|
$40,723.29
₽2,436,307.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.03
E£36.36
|
$4.48
₽267.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.59
E£314.86
|
$9.10
₽544.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.11
E£4,047.10
|
$429.22
₽25,678.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.11
E£2,472.00
|
$297.58
₽17,802.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.64
E£494.77
|
$100.47
₽6,010.90
|
|
pay 82.3% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.20
E£2,867.35
|
$310.74
₽18,590.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,834.57
E£68,635.15
|
$6,542.10
₽391,387.15
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
E£33.49
|
$2.22
₽132.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
E£38.99
|
$2.43
₽145.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
E£45.92
|
$3.03
₽181.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.70
E£531.63
|
$42.79
₽2,559.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
E£95.68
|
$5.70
₽341.24
|
|
pay 55.4% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.62
E£888.19
|
$87.55
₽5,237.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.95
E£714.98
|
$56.71
₽3,392.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.88
E£1,895.13
|
$106.20
₽6,353.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.85
E£1,107.11
|
$125.51
₽7,508.80
|
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