Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cairo vs. Palmdale Cost of Living Summary
Cairo is 61.7% cheaper than Palmdale.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 68.5% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 47.8% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 86.4% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 74.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.5% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 7.3% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
Cairo vs. Palmdale Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cairo instead of Palmdale, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Palmdale
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$4.16
EGP198.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.19
EGP247.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
|
$0.38
EGP18.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.14
EGP6.85
|
|
Palmdale vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants
pay 68.5% less for groceries
|
Palmdale
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.81
|
$0.60
EGP28.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
|
$1.88
EGP89.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$3.73
EGP177.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
|
$1.45
EGP68.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$2.06
EGP98.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.74
EGP35.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.34
EGP15.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.28
EGP13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$0.13
EGP6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.19
EGP8.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.19
EGP8.88
|
|
Palmdale vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries
pay 47.8% less for transportation
|
Palmdale
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
|
$1.36
EGP64.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$6.44
EGP306.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,894.01
|
$37,398.47
EGP1,782,036.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.40
|
$2.66
EGP126.72
|
|
Palmdale vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation
pay 86.4% less for housing
|
Palmdale
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.17
|
$12.92
EGP615.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,610.00
|
$213.48
EGP10,172.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,345.00
|
$137.13
EGP6,534.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.69
|
$19.12
EGP911.30
|
|
Palmdale vs. Cairo - Cost of housing
pay 74.2% less for childcare
|
Palmdale
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.00
|
$92.85
EGP4,424.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,800.00
|
$2,210.79
EGP105,344.37
|
|
Palmdale vs. Cairo - Cost of childcare
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palmdale
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$1.45
EGP69.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$1.62
EGP76.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$2.08
EGP99.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.00
|
$17.31
EGP825.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$3.74
EGP178.20
|
|
Palmdale vs. Cairo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
Palmdale
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$33.96
EGP1,618.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.67
|
$45.38
EGP2,162.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.67
|
$117.30
EGP5,589.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$61.59
EGP2,934.70
|
|
Palmdale vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing
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