Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 4.3 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP201.25
|
$9.90
PLN40.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP233.45
|
$8.66
PLN35.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.58
|
$1.79
PLN7.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$1.79
PLN7.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.17
|
$1.09
PLN4.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.61
|
$4.36
PLN17.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP168.49
|
$3.80
PLN15.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.87
|
$3.02
PLN12.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP97.14
|
$2.54
PLN10.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.91
|
$0.45
PLN1.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.55
|
$0.75
PLN3.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.88
|
$0.82
PLN3.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.54
|
$1.39
PLN5.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.72
|
$0.41
PLN1.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.40
|
$0.47
PLN1.90
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.30
|
$6.20
PLN25.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP402.50
|
$27.22
PLN110.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,798,690.27
|
$30,732.76
PLN124,826.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.77
|
$7.92
PLN32.16
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP480.52
|
$17.20
PLN69.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,347.71
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,346.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,424.58
|
$832.44
PLN3,381.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP676.75
|
$224.46
PLN911.69
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,325.76
|
$507.82
PLN2,062.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,587.01
|
$12,579.90
PLN51,095.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.44
|
$3.71
PLN15.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP76.23
|
$3.66
PLN14.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.56
|
$4.76
PLN19.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP919.67
|
$42.25
PLN171.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.94
|
$8.66
PLN35.18
|
|
pay 51.3% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,848.08
|
$89.45
PLN363.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,448.57
|
$41.56
PLN168.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,836.91
|
$88.32
PLN358.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,657.16
|
$102.18
PLN415.00
|
|
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