Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Cairo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
|
pay 90.6% more for clothing
Cairo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
|
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