Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 6.7% cheaper than Delhi.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 18.8% less for restaurants
Delhi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.41
|
$0.25
EGP12.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.21
|
$0.12
EGP5.99
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
Delhi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
$0.56
EGP27.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹201.62
|
$1.68
EGP82.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹241.05
|
$3.57
EGP174.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹94.41
|
$1.44
EGP70.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹136.06
|
$2.14
EGP104.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹76.23
|
$0.62
EGP30.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.64
|
$0.20
EGP9.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.50
|
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.65
|
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.21
|
$0.17
EGP8.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.96
|
$0.28
EGP13.87
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Delhi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹377.67
|
$0.96
EGP46.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,007.50
|
$6.40
EGP313.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,208,994.34
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,670,988.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹211.57
|
$2.88
EGP140.99
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
Delhi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹691.02
|
$7.77
EGP380.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,661.25
|
$194.33
EGP9,508.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,368.61
|
$117.39
EGP5,744.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,287.87
|
$14.34
EGP701.59
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Delhi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,764.11
|
$99.11
EGP4,849.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹167,042.72
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,593.81
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹151.12
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹174.57
|
$1.50
EGP73.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,935.99
|
$17.05
EGP834.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹403.00
|
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,639.03
|
$34.43
EGP1,684.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,100.82
|
$41.73
EGP2,042.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,170.22
|
$89.91
EGP4,399.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,108.21
|
$50.03
EGP2,447.74
|
|
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