Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 40.8% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Poland, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Poland
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Poland
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Poland
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Poland
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Poland
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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