Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 31.2% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Philippines
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.23
|
$3.25
E£152.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱172.82
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.30
|
$0.25
E£11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.34
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.16
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱183.57
|
$1.73
E£81.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱381.17
|
$3.44
E£160.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.65
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱107.84
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.71
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.19
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.87
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.72
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.49
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.72
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
Philippines
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱277.30
|
$1.24
E£57.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱682.09
|
$11.39
E£532.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,419,488.32
|
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱217.57
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Philippines
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,166.73
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,259.47
|
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,721.51
|
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,224.19
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,628.01
|
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱338,612.91
|
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.32
|
$1.63
E£76.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱132.84
|
$1.71
E£80.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.12
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,133.05
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱286.18
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,130.80
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,293.93
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,803.49
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,403.08
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
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