Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 33.7% cheaper than Kiev.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.4% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 25.8% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 29.8% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 35.1% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 75.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.0% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 11.6% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH298.34
|
$4.06
EGP201.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH248.61
|
$4.71
EGP234.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.62
|
$0.33
EGP16.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.68
|
$0.12
EGP6.09
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.27
|
$0.65
EGP32.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.20
|
$1.59
EGP78.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.28
|
$3.40
EGP168.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.78
|
$1.45
EGP72.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.44
|
$1.96
EGP97.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
$0.68
EGP34.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.01
|
$0.23
EGP11.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.55
|
$0.16
EGP7.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.40
|
$0.19
EGP9.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.92
|
$0.22
EGP10.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.77
|
$0.19
EGP9.43
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH212.47
|
$1.01
EGP50.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH387.84
|
$8.12
EGP403.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,261,463.55
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,803,766.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH184.97
|
$2.50
EGP124.12
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH237.76
|
$9.69
EGP481.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,059.23
|
$208.74
EGP10,376.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,499.11
|
$129.60
EGP6,442.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,076.56
|
$13.65
EGP678.66
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,437.70
|
$87.26
EGP4,337.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH304,473.25
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,859.58
|
|
pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.72
|
$1.42
EGP70.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.02
|
$1.54
EGP76.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.45
|
$1.83
EGP90.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,072.22
|
$18.55
EGP922.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH198.89
|
$3.04
EGP151.36
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,759.42
|
$37.28
EGP1,853.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,553.79
|
$49.39
EGP2,455.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,759.80
|
$97.57
EGP4,850.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,727.48
|
$53.60
EGP2,664.65
|
|
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