Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 37.9% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Peru, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
$0.25
EGP12.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
$0.56
EGP27.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
$1.68
EGP81.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
$3.57
EGP173.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
$1.44
EGP70.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
$2.14
EGP103.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$0.62
EGP30.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.20
EGP9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.28
EGP13.77
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
$0.96
EGP46.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
$6.40
EGP311.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,659,654.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
$2.88
EGP140.03
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
$7.77
EGP377.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
$194.33
EGP9,444.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
$117.39
EGP5,705.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
$14.34
EGP696.83
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
$99.11
EGP4,816.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,019.99
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
$1.50
EGP72.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
$17.05
EGP828.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
$3.20
EGP155.59
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
$34.43
EGP1,673.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
$41.73
EGP2,028.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
$89.91
EGP4,369.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
$50.03
EGP2,431.13
|
|
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