Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 38.1% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 69.7% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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