Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 4.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
$6.84
₩9,271
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
$1.56
₩2,120
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$0.82
₩1,109
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
$5.72
₩7,751
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
$8.47
₩11,487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
$4.85
₩6,579
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
$2.90
₩3,926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
$1.67
₩2,260
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
$2.82
₩3,818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
$2.77
₩3,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$1.68
₩2,283
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$1.38
₩1,868
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
$5.41
₩7,334
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
$41.78
₩56,655
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
$8.96
₩12,155
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
$592.83
₩803,911
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
$384.99
₩522,060
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
$3.80
₩5,150
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
$3.92
₩5,322
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
$52.16
₩70,735
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
$10.63
₩14,421
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
$114.47
₩155,223
|
|
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