Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 62.4% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Prague, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK222.28
|
$4.27
EGP207.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK202.07
|
$4.27
EGP207.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.67
|
$0.25
EGP12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
|
pay 57.1% less for groceries
Prague
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.83
|
$0.56
EGP27.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK144.63
|
$1.68
EGP81.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK91.28
|
$3.57
EGP173.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK60.33
|
$1.44
EGP70.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK94.29
|
$2.14
EGP103.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.69
|
$0.62
EGP29.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
$0.20
EGP9.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.08
|
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
$0.28
EGP13.76
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Prague
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK148.94
|
$0.96
EGP46.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK555.69
|
$6.40
EGP310.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK621,363.58
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,657,898.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK288.96
|
$2.88
EGP139.89
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
Prague
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK499.19
|
$7.77
EGP377.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,769.21
|
$194.33
EGP9,434.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,238.87
|
$117.39
EGP5,699.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,396.45
|
$14.34
EGP696.09
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
Prague
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,721.81
|
$99.11
EGP4,811.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK272,199.45
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,931.13
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.12
|
$1.76
EGP85.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK72.42
|
$1.50
EGP72.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK151.55
|
$1.76
EGP85.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,419.80
|
$17.05
EGP827.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK252.59
|
$3.20
EGP155.43
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Prague
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.03
|
$34.43
EGP1,671.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK908.50
|
$41.73
EGP2,026.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.36
|
$89.91
EGP4,364.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,672.21
|
$50.03
EGP2,428.56
|
|
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