Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 71.5% cheaper than Edinburgh.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Edinburgh, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
£7.82
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
£1.67
|
$0.25
EGP11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
£1.18
|
$0.12
EGP5.79
|
|
pay 65.4% less for groceries
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
£1.39
|
$0.56
EGP26.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
£4.37
|
$1.68
EGP79.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
£4.48
|
$3.57
EGP168.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
£2.93
|
$1.44
EGP68.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.18
£3.28
|
$2.14
EGP100.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
£0.99
|
$0.62
EGP29.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.20
EGP9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
£1.21
|
$0.15
EGP7.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
£1.90
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.28
EGP13.40
|
|
pay 66.9% less for transportation
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.12
£5.59
|
$0.96
EGP45.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$78.20
£61.39
|
$6.40
EGP302.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,007.78
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,614,298.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.20
£15.07
|
$2.88
EGP136.21
|
|
pay 88.2% less for housing
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.66
£31.92
|
$7.77
EGP367.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,585.53
£1,244.82
|
$194.33
EGP9,186.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.10
£891.18
|
$117.39
EGP5,549.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$249.94
£196.23
|
$14.34
EGP677.78
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,602.59
£1,258.21
|
$99.11
EGP4,684.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,693.18
£11,535.82
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,723.88
|
|
pay 72.9% less for entertainment and sports
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
£4.95
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
£3.39
|
$1.50
EGP70.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.86
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.45
£35.68
|
$17.05
EGP805.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.61
£9.90
|
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.22
£86.53
|
$34.43
EGP1,627.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
£37.38
|
$41.73
EGP1,972.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.03
£80.11
|
$89.91
EGP4,250.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.37
£89.01
|
$50.03
EGP2,364.70
|
|
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