Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 73.6% cheaper than Nassau.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Nassau, you would:
pay 79.7% less for restaurants
Nassau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
$30.00
|
$3.25
E£155.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
$8.00
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
$2.47
|
$0.25
E£12.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$0.15
E£7.01
|
|
pay 79.6% less for groceries
Nassau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.21
$5.21
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.73
E£83.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$20.81
$20.81
|
$3.44
E£164.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.11
$5.11
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
$4.54
|
$2.41
E£115.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
$2.28
|
$0.53
E£25.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
$1.21
|
$0.24
E£11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
$1.94
|
$0.16
E£7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
$2.07
|
$0.14
E£6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
$2.28
|
$0.15
E£7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.65
$1.65
|
$0.14
E£6.81
|
|
pay 70.2% less for transportation
Nassau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.23
$6.23
|
$1.24
E£59.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
$50.00
|
$11.39
E£545.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$37,500.00
|
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
$25.43
|
$1.37
E£65.41
|
|
pay 87.1% less for housing
Nassau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.43
$93.43
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$983.33
$983.33
|
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.50
$1,062.50
|
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.22
$203.22
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Nassau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.67
$556.67
|
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,785.71
$13,785.71
|
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
|
pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports
Nassau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
$3.75
|
$1.63
E£77.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.47
$5.47
|
$1.71
E£82.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.50
$10.50
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.62
$117.62
|
$19.91
E£953.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$18.00
|
$3.90
E£186.88
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Nassau
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.43
$66.43
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.25
$66.25
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.00
$117.00
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
$120.00
|
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
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