Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 57.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Greece, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 60.0% less for groceries
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 65.1% less for childcare
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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