Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 61.1% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.73
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.66
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.28
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.83
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.77
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.17
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 64.5% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.20
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.25
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,871.82
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.38
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 80.4% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.48
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,268.24
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€818.46
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€97.68
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€434.01
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,974.40
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 46.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.58
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.21
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.73
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.98
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€33.09
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€78.15
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€97.58
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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