Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 64.1% cheaper than Montevideo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.4% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 66.1% less in Cairo
- Transportation
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pay 64.8% less in Cairo
- Housing
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pay 74.3% less in Cairo
- Childcare
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pay 76.8% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 63.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
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pay 28.4% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.37
UYU623.00
|
$4.06
EGP203.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
UYU417.93
|
$4.71
EGP236.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
UYU83.64
|
$0.33
EGP16.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU65.10
|
$0.12
EGP6.15
|
|
pay 66.1% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
UYU115.35
|
$0.65
EGP32.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.01
UYU260.50
|
$1.59
EGP79.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU184.01
|
$3.40
EGP170.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
UYU192.17
|
$1.45
EGP72.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.29
UYU186.02
|
$1.96
EGP98.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UYU53.92
|
$0.68
EGP34.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
UYU43.65
|
$0.23
EGP11.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
UYU27.74
|
$0.16
EGP7.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
UYU71.95
|
$0.19
EGP9.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU36.25
|
$0.22
EGP10.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU35.57
|
$0.19
EGP9.53
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
UYU299.85
|
$1.01
EGP50.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.91
UYU2,076.68
|
$8.12
EGP407.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,934.74
UYU1,557,507.04
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,822,451.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.38
UYU1,316.61
|
$2.50
EGP125.41
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.60
UYU1,889.58
|
$9.69
EGP486.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.38
UYU25,068.45
|
$208.74
EGP10,484.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$419.05
UYU18,162.91
|
$129.60
EGP6,509.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
UYU4,321.11
|
$13.65
EGP685.69
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.12
UYU16,735.61
|
$87.26
EGP4,382.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,206.60
UYU355,695.78
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,862.93
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
UYU148.08
|
$1.42
EGP71.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.79
UYU164.10
|
$1.54
EGP77.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.03
UYU218.05
|
$1.83
EGP91.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
UYU2,532.93
|
$18.55
EGP931.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
UYU436.10
|
$3.04
EGP152.93
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.83
UYU4,066.63
|
$37.28
EGP1,872.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.64
UYU1,934.64
|
$49.39
EGP2,480.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.94
UYU4,764.98
|
$97.57
EGP4,900.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.02
UYU4,898.37
|
$53.60
EGP2,692.26
|
|
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