Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 64.8% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Cairo instead of London, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.63
£20.44
|
$4.28
E£80.74
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
£6.64
|
$4.81
E£90.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
£1.66
|
$0.33
E£6.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
£1.34
|
$0.20
E£3.80
|
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pay 56.6% less for groceries
|
London
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
£1.22
|
$0.68
E£12.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
£3.32
|
$1.75
E£32.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
£4.03
|
$3.72
E£70.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
£2.45
|
$1.36
E£25.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
£2.82
|
$2.25
E£42.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.99
|
$0.69
E£13.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.62
|
$0.33
E£6.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.85
|
$0.21
E£4.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
£1.13
|
$0.30
E£5.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.58
|
$0.19
E£3.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.51
|
$0.17
E£3.17
|
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pay 69.2% less for transportation
|
London
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£6.23
|
$1.86
E£35.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$197.04
£163.51
|
$16.04
E£302.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,110.17
£24,986.74
|
$24,588.50
E£464,248.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.78
£18.91
|
$2.03
E£38.35
|
|
pay 80.4% less for housing
|
London
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.21
£30.88
|
$17.59
E£332.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,204.45
£1,829.35
|
$226.11
E£4,269.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,587.69
£1,317.53
|
$138.11
E£2,607.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.40
£188.71
|
$27.64
E£521.90
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
|
London
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,951.81
£1,619.70
|
$160.20
E£3,024.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,621.71
£19,602.33
|
$3,834.57
E£72,399.34
|
|
pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.39
£6.13
|
$1.87
E£35.32
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
£3.31
|
$2.18
E£41.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.01
£13.29
|
$2.57
E£48.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.78
£48.78
|
$29.70
E£560.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.01
£13.29
|
$5.35
E£100.92
|
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pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
London
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.76
£77.81
|
$49.62
E£936.91
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.53
£34.46
|
$39.95
E£754.19
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.53
£80.11
|
$105.88
E£1,999.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
£97.69
|
$61.85
E£1,167.83
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