Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 5.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
$4.49
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
$28.59
€26.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
$26.39
€24.65
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
$907.05
€847.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
$677.26
€632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
$91.88
€85.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Cairo
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
$166.29
€155.33
|
|
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