Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.9 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Spain instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP206.68
|
$13.31
€12.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP206.68
|
$8.95
€8.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.06
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.93
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.97
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.37
|
$6.20
€5.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP172.96
|
$4.19
€3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.83
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.39
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.90
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.54
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.41
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.20
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.72
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.46
|
$6.53
€5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP310.01
|
$35.45
€31.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,653,401.29
|
$33,659.33
€30,371.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.51
|
$14.39
€12.98
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP376.32
|
$33.81
€30.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,408.68
|
$828.43
€747.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,683.57
|
$665.31
€600.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP694.20
|
$106.67
€96.25
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,798.31
|
$381.14
€343.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,703.44
|
$7,410.38
€6,686.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.25
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.62
|
$1.92
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.25
|
$5.57
€5.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP825.50
|
$43.03
€38.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP155.01
|
$8.46
€7.64
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,667.00
|
$73.08
€65.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,020.54
|
$31.46
€28.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,353.10
|
$75.09
€67.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,421.97
|
$91.97
€82.98
|
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