Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cairo vs. Figueira da Foz Cost of Living Summary
Cairo is 46.9% cheaper than Figueira da Foz.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.2% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 53.0% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 57.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 71.3% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 71.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.7% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 27.9% more in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
Cairo vs. Figueira da Foz Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cairo instead of Figueira da Foz, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
|
Figueira da Foz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
€8.53
|
$4.16
EGP197.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.01
€6.02
|
$5.19
EGP247.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
€1.74
|
$0.38
EGP18.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
$0.14
EGP6.83
|
|
Figueira da Foz vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants
pay 53.0% less for groceries
|
Figueira da Foz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
€1.27
|
$0.60
EGP28.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
€3.94
|
$1.88
EGP89.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
€3.29
|
$3.73
EGP177.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.50
|
$1.45
EGP68.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€2.90
|
$2.06
EGP98.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$0.74
EGP35.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.55
|
$0.34
EGP15.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.28
EGP13.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.78
|
$0.13
EGP6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
$0.19
EGP8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$0.19
EGP8.86
|
|
Figueira da Foz vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries
pay 57.6% less for transportation
|
Figueira da Foz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
€6.32
|
$1.36
EGP64.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.88
€35.11
|
$6.44
EGP306.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,037.93
€30,090.96
|
$37,398.47
EGP1,779,045.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
€7.92
|
$2.66
EGP126.51
|
|
Figueira da Foz vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation
pay 71.3% less for housing
|
Figueira da Foz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.05
€36.11
|
$12.92
EGP614.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$654.04
€561.70
|
$213.48
EGP10,155.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.57
€451.36
|
$137.13
EGP6,523.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.92
€65.20
|
$19.12
EGP909.77
|
|
Figueira da Foz vs. Cairo - Cost of housing
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Figueira da Foz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$420.46
€361.09
|
$92.85
EGP4,416.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,213.39
€5,336.13
|
$2,210.79
EGP105,167.51
|
|
Figueira da Foz vs. Cairo - Cost of childcare
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Figueira da Foz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
€1.66
|
$1.45
EGP69.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$1.62
EGP76.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.19
€5.32
|
$2.08
EGP98.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
€31.34
|
$17.31
EGP823.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.76
€7.52
|
$3.74
EGP177.90
|
|
Figueira da Foz vs. Cairo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 27.9% more for clothing
|
Figueira da Foz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.31
€52.65
|
$33.96
EGP1,615.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.96
€32.60
|
$45.38
EGP2,158.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.72
€40.12
|
$117.30
EGP5,579.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.02
€61.85
|
$61.59
EGP2,929.78
|
|
Figueira da Foz vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing
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