Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 50.2% cheaper than Majuro.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 80.2% less for restaurants
Majuro
|
Cairo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$3.25
E£155.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.25
E£12.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.15
E£7.01
|
|
pay 71.8% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$1.73
E£83.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$3.44
E£164.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$2.41
E£115.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$0.53
E£25.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.24
E£11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.16
E£7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.14
E£6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.15
E£7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.14
E£6.81
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Majuro
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$1.24
E£59.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$11.39
E£545.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$1.37
E£65.41
|
|
pay 87.0% less for housing
Majuro
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
|
pay 24.3% less for childcare
Majuro
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$1.63
E£77.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$1.71
E£82.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$19.91
E£953.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$3.90
E£186.88
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Majuro
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
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