Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cairo vs. Puerto de la Cruz Cost of Living Summary
Cairo is 58.8% cheaper than Puerto de la Cruz.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 59.5% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 63.8% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 74.2% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 68.3% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.0% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 25.1% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
Cairo vs. Puerto de la Cruz Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cairo instead of Puerto de la Cruz, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.26
€10.45
|
$4.16
EGP197.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.34
€7.96
|
$5.19
EGP246.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
€1.29
|
$0.38
EGP18.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.29
|
$0.14
EGP6.83
|
|
Puerto de la Cruz vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants
pay 59.5% less for groceries
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.66
|
$0.60
EGP28.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.14
|
$1.88
EGP89.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
€3.80
|
$3.73
EGP177.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
€2.94
|
$1.45
EGP68.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€3.96
|
$2.06
EGP98.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.68
|
$0.74
EGP35.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.88
|
$0.34
EGP15.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.59
|
$0.28
EGP13.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.00
|
$0.13
EGP6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.88
|
$0.19
EGP8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.89
|
$0.19
EGP8.86
|
|
Puerto de la Cruz vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries
pay 63.8% less for transportation
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.14
€5.23
|
$1.36
EGP64.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.38
€37.82
|
$6.44
EGP306.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,969.97
€33,202.65
|
$37,398.47
EGP1,777,923.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.19
€18.91
|
$2.66
EGP126.43
|
|
Puerto de la Cruz vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation
pay 74.2% less for housing
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.20
€24.88
|
$12.92
EGP614.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,167.99
€995.13
|
$213.48
EGP10,148.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,080.39
€920.50
|
$137.13
EGP6,519.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
€58.29
|
$19.12
EGP909.19
|
|
Puerto de la Cruz vs. Cairo - Cost of housing
pay 68.3% less for childcare
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.36
€330.88
|
$92.85
EGP4,413.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,606.35
€4,776.64
|
$2,210.79
EGP105,101.18
|
|
Puerto de la Cruz vs. Cairo - Cost of childcare
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
€2.44
|
$1.45
EGP69.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.03
|
$1.62
EGP76.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.26
€3.63
|
$2.08
EGP98.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.56
€44.78
|
$17.31
EGP823.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
€7.96
|
$3.74
EGP177.79
|
|
Puerto de la Cruz vs. Cairo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.1% less for clothing
|
Puerto de la Cruz
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.98
€78.37
|
$33.96
EGP1,614.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.18
€41.05
|
$45.38
EGP2,157.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.82
€83.34
|
$117.30
EGP5,576.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.02
€108.22
|
$61.59
EGP2,927.93
|
|
Puerto de la Cruz vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing
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