Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 33.9% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.86
|
$4.06
EGP202.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.92
|
$4.71
EGP235.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$0.33
EGP16.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$0.12
EGP6.12
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$0.65
EGP32.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.02
|
$1.59
EGP79.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.11
|
$3.40
EGP169.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.22
|
$1.45
EGP72.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
$1.96
EGP97.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$0.68
EGP34.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.23
EGP11.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
$0.16
EGP7.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.22
EGP10.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.17
|
$1.01
EGP50.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.81
|
$8.12
EGP405.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,225.06
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,812,129.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.20
|
$2.50
EGP124.69
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.14
|
$9.69
EGP484.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,535.88
|
$208.74
EGP10,425.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN980.32
|
$129.60
EGP6,472.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.51
|
$13.65
EGP681.80
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN986.92
|
$87.26
EGP4,358.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,590.57
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,308.67
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.70
|
$1.42
EGP70.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
$1.54
EGP76.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.97
|
$1.83
EGP91.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.76
|
$18.55
EGP926.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.93
|
$3.04
EGP152.07
|
|
pay 22.4% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN205.01
|
$37.28
EGP1,861.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.29
|
$49.39
EGP2,466.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN348.55
|
$97.57
EGP4,873.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN320.47
|
$53.60
EGP2,677.01
|
|
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