Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 54.4% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Cairo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 73.3% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 71.1% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
Kingstown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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