Cost of living comparison
compared to
Santiago de Compostela vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary
Santiago de Compostela is 3.6 times more expensive than Cairo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.4 times more in Santiago de Compostela
- Groceries
-
pay 3.2 times more in Santiago de Compostela
- Transportation
-
pay 4.3 times more in Santiago de Compostela
- Housing
-
pay 4.1 times more in Santiago de Compostela
- Childcare
-
pay 3.7 times more in Santiago de Compostela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.4 times more in Santiago de Compostela
- Clothing
-
pay 32.6% more in Santiago de Compostela
The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Santiago de Compostela are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santiago de Compostela.
Santiago de Compostela vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Santiago de Compostela instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
EGP197.55
|
$14.02
€11.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
EGP246.93
|
$9.93
€8.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
EGP18.11
|
$2.53
€2.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.83
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
|
Cairo vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of restaurants
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
EGP28.48
|
$1.20
€1.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.88
EGP89.17
|
$4.67
€3.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
EGP177.23
|
$4.33
€3.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP68.79
|
$3.36
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
EGP98.13
|
$3.18
€2.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
EGP35.35
|
$0.85
€0.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
EGP15.93
|
$1.05
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.52
|
$0.69
€0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.00
|
$1.32
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP8.95
|
$0.95
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP8.86
|
$0.69
€0.59
|
|
Cairo vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of groceries
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
EGP64.75
|
$7.07
€6.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.44
EGP306.20
|
$35.04
€29.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,398.47
EGP1,777,923.09
|
$29,199.74
€24,878.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
EGP126.43
|
$15.88
€13.53
|
|
Cairo vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of transportation
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.92
EGP614.01
|
$34.85
€29.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.48
EGP10,148.81
|
$749.46
€638.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.13
EGP6,519.05
|
$520.92
€443.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.12
EGP909.19
|
$119.00
€101.39
|
|
Cairo vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of housing
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.85
EGP4,413.94
|
$350.40
€298.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,210.79
EGP105,101.18
|
$8,234.33
€7,015.70
|
|
Cairo vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of childcare
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.14
|
$3.15
€2.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
EGP76.81
|
$1.89
€1.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
EGP98.77
|
$6.13
€5.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.31
EGP823.09
|
$49.64
€42.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.74
EGP177.79
|
$10.22
€8.71
|
|
Cairo vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 32.6% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Santiago de Compostela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.96
EGP1,614.33
|
$77.09
€65.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.38
EGP2,157.58
|
$32.12
€27.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.30
EGP5,576.21
|
$87.60
€74.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.59
EGP2,927.93
|
$97.33
€82.93
|
|
Cairo vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of clothing
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