Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 6.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 8.3 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
$15.16
NZ$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
$9.09
NZ$14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.10
|
$2.49
NZ$4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
$2.16
NZ$3.57
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.07
|
$2.13
NZ$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.68
|
$4.53
NZ$7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP173.61
|
$7.33
NZ$12.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.10
|
$6.98
NZ$11.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.78
|
$5.27
NZ$8.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.02
|
$1.44
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.58
|
$1.15
NZ$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$2.61
NZ$4.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.77
|
$0.93
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.64
|
$6.60
NZ$10.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP311.19
|
$115.94
NZ$191.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,659,654.17
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,459.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.03
|
$16.83
NZ$27.73
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP377.75
|
$57.37
NZ$94.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,444.26
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,499.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,705.06
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,261.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP696.83
|
$134.66
NZ$221.96
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,816.45
|
$777.00
NZ$1,280.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,019.99
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,259.13
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
$7.28
NZ$11.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.90
|
$3.39
NZ$5.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
$23.83
NZ$39.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP828.62
|
$38.32
NZ$63.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP155.59
|
$12.13
NZ$19.99
|
|
pay 89.1% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,673.30
|
$80.07
NZ$131.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,028.18
|
$53.09
NZ$87.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,369.56
|
$124.73
NZ$205.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,431.13
|
$129.08
NZ$212.75
|
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