Cost of living comparison
United States is 5.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in United States instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£100.54
|
$18.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£130.71
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£7.85
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£4.52
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£18.08
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£53.61
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£106.24
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£45.22
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£74.47
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£16.22
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£7.32
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£4.88
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£4.19
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£4.65
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£4.40
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£38.24
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£351.91
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£821,950.24
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£42.23
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£445.72
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£5,346.45
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£3,113.37
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£579.68
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£3,504.46
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£76,039.15
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£50.27
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£52.97
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£55.30
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£615.27
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£120.65
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,186.03
|
$45.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,117.18
|
$36.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£2,724.09
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£1,318.34
|
$109.59
|
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