Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 29.6% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Cairo instead of India, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
India
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.46
|
$3.25
E£155.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.84
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.33
|
$0.25
E£12.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.15
E£7.01
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
India
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.56
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.96
|
$1.73
E£83.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.52
|
$3.44
E£164.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.50
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.32
|
$2.41
E£115.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.27
|
$0.53
E£25.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.53
|
$0.24
E£11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.92
|
$0.16
E£7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.14
E£6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.59
|
$0.15
E£7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.14
E£6.81
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
India
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.79
|
$1.24
E£59.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.51
|
$11.39
E£545.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,642.84
|
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.94
|
$1.37
E£65.41
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
India
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.44
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,520.44
|
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,132.53
|
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,179.14
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
India
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,970.14
|
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,621.42
|
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.08
|
$1.63
E£77.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.88
|
$1.71
E£82.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.74
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,422.19
|
$19.91
E£953.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.97
|
$3.90
E£186.88
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
India
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,120.70
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,237.49
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,442.74
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,564.57
|
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
|
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