Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 44.9% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB923.03
|
$4.06
EGP202.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
$4.71
EGP235.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB107.72
|
$0.33
EGP16.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB48.75
|
$0.12
EGP6.12
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB62.15
|
$0.65
EGP32.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB442.67
|
$1.59
EGP79.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB358.36
|
$3.40
EGP169.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB152.66
|
$1.45
EGP72.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB199.48
|
$1.96
EGP97.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB68.04
|
$0.68
EGP34.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB67.05
|
$0.23
EGP11.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB71.89
|
$0.16
EGP7.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB112.87
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.04
|
$0.22
EGP10.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.02
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB222.86
|
$1.01
EGP50.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,871.63
|
$8.12
EGP405.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,076,750.46
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,812,129.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB584.58
|
$2.50
EGP124.69
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
|
Moscow
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB640.87
|
$9.69
EGP484.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB96,508.89
|
$208.74
EGP10,425.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB58,603.72
|
$129.60
EGP6,472.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,707.17
|
$13.65
EGP681.80
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB46,875.20
|
$87.26
EGP4,358.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,046,305.24
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,308.67
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB307.68
|
$1.42
EGP70.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB253.64
|
$1.54
EGP76.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB246.14
|
$1.83
EGP91.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,249.25
|
$18.55
EGP926.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB512.79
|
$3.04
EGP152.07
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,154.14
|
$37.28
EGP1,861.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,250.91
|
$49.39
EGP2,466.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,947.07
|
$97.57
EGP4,873.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,245.50
|
$53.60
EGP2,677.01
|
|
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