Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 73.6% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Cairo instead of London, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.27
|
$4.06
EGP202.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
$4.71
EGP235.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.93
|
$0.33
EGP16.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.12
EGP6.12
|
|
pay 68.5% less for groceries
|
London
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
$0.65
EGP32.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.43
|
$1.59
EGP79.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.95
|
$3.40
EGP169.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
$1.45
EGP72.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.34
|
$1.96
EGP97.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.23
|
$0.68
EGP34.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.23
EGP11.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.13
|
$0.16
EGP7.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.41
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$0.22
EGP10.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.55
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
pay 69.2% less for transportation
|
London
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.80
|
$1.01
EGP50.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£202.67
|
$8.12
EGP405.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,663.10
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,812,129.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.66
|
$2.50
EGP124.69
|
|
pay 89.5% less for housing
|
London
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.66
|
$9.69
EGP484.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,223.98
|
$208.74
EGP10,425.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,619.25
|
$129.60
EGP6,472.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£207.06
|
$13.65
EGP681.80
|
|
pay 94.7% less for childcare
|
London
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,830.99
|
$87.26
EGP4,358.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£21,884.89
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,308.67
|
|
pay 78.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.49
|
$1.42
EGP70.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.77
|
$1.54
EGP76.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.50
|
$1.83
EGP91.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£51.52
|
$18.55
EGP926.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.67
|
$3.04
EGP152.07
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
|
London
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.06
|
$37.28
EGP1,861.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£39.66
|
$49.39
EGP2,466.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£90.13
|
$97.57
EGP4,873.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£106.21
|
$53.60
EGP2,677.01
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