Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 34.2% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Cairo instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,535
|
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,330
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF246
|
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF120
|
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
|
pay 77.8% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF264
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF567
|
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,114
|
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF548
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF675
|
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF192
|
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF131
|
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF372
|
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF256
|
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF255
|
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF115
|
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF544
|
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,081
|
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,670,206
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
|
pay 85.5% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,229
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF129,659
|
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,524
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF683
|
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF393
|
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,363
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,362
|
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,438
|
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF10,037
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,867
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
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