Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 6.6% cheaper than Kiev.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 20.6% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
₴165.50
|
$4.46
E£79.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.37
₴113.46
|
$5.42
E£96.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₴13.28
|
$0.34
E£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₴10.31
|
$0.22
E£3.98
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
₴16.50
|
$0.67
E£11.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
₴99.84
|
$1.73
E£31.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
₴99.40
|
$3.62
E£64.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
₴37.10
|
$1.16
E£20.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
₴44.72
|
$2.07
E£36.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
₴11.00
|
$0.73
E£12.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₴12.41
|
$0.38
E£6.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
₴15.29
|
$0.25
E£4.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₴19.80
|
$0.19
E£3.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
₴6.69
|
$0.17
E£3.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
₴4.25
|
$0.18
E£3.16
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.77
₴97.78
|
$1.86
E£33.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.74
₴330.92
|
$12.75
E£228.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,844.04
₴567,289.69
|
$27,402.85
E£490,485.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₴100.22
|
$2.29
E£41.06
|
|
pay 13.9% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.84
₴151.66
|
$18.71
E£334.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.44
₴14,762.40
|
$267.26
E£4,783.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.46
₴8,893.75
|
$158.32
E£2,833.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.29
₴2,033.23
|
$32.82
E£587.53
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.28
₴10,654.86
|
$157.66
E£2,821.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,831.56
₴177,415.55
|
$3,497.52
E£62,602.26
|
|
pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
₴28.36
|
$1.91
E£34.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
₴32.69
|
$2.09
E£37.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₴52.95
|
$2.87
E£51.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
₴586.09
|
$28.52
E£510.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
₴113.46
|
$5.74
E£102.66
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.58
₴1,728.97
|
$49.32
E£882.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.18
₴1,043.52
|
$54.29
E£971.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
₴2,343.67
|
$132.15
E£2,365.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.29
₴2,786.20
|
$66.91
E£1,197.67
|
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