Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 74.7% cheaper than Irvine.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Irvine, you would:
pay 82.7% less for restaurants
Irvine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.10
|
$0.25
EGP11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
|
$0.12
EGP5.79
|
|
pay 75.0% less for groceries
Irvine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.98
|
$0.56
EGP26.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.60
|
$1.68
EGP79.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
|
$3.57
EGP168.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$1.44
EGP68.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.60
|
$2.14
EGP100.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.62
EGP29.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.20
EGP9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.15
EGP7.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.28
EGP13.40
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
Irvine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$0.96
EGP45.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$133.50
|
$6.40
EGP302.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,500.00
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,614,298.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.00
|
$2.88
EGP136.21
|
|
pay 92.2% less for housing
Irvine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.00
|
$7.77
EGP367.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,728.08
|
$194.33
EGP9,186.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,980.71
|
$117.39
EGP5,549.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.31
|
$14.34
EGP677.78
|
|
pay 95.3% less for childcare
Irvine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,871.43
|
$99.11
EGP4,684.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,700.00
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,723.88
|
|
pay 82.0% less for entertainment and sports
Irvine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.75
|
$1.50
EGP70.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.84
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$123.33
|
$17.05
EGP805.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.00
|
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Irvine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.00
|
$34.43
EGP1,627.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.67
|
$41.73
EGP1,972.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.67
|
$89.91
EGP4,250.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
|
$50.03
EGP2,364.70
|
|
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