Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cairo vs. Puerto Escondido Cost of Living Summary
Cairo is 57.5% cheaper than Puerto Escondido.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.4% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 61.2% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 73.0% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 68.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 42.9% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.7% less in Cairo
Expenses including transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
Cairo vs. Puerto Escondido Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cairo instead of Puerto Escondido, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
MX$175.60
|
$4.16
EGP197.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.19
EGP246.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.38
EGP18.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.14
EGP6.83
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants
pay 61.2% less for groceries
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
MX$49.75
|
$0.60
EGP28.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.88
EGP89.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.15
MX$110.78
|
$3.73
EGP177.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MX$35.12
|
$1.45
EGP68.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
MX$97.35
|
$2.06
EGP98.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
EGP35.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
MX$8.85
|
$0.34
EGP15.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
EGP13.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MX$17.70
|
$0.13
EGP6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MX$17.70
|
$0.19
EGP8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
MX$22.12
|
$0.19
EGP8.86
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries
pay 73.0% less for transportation
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
MX$91.04
|
$1.36
EGP64.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.44
EGP306.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,398.47
EGP1,777,923.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.66
EGP126.43
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation
pay 68.0% less for housing
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.59
MX$1,019.43
|
$12.92
EGP614.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.08
MX$6,828.70
|
$213.48
EGP10,148.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.31
MX$14,632.92
|
$137.13
EGP6,519.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$19.12
EGP909.19
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Cairo - Cost of housing
pay 42.9% less for childcare
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.46
MX$2,926.58
|
$92.85
EGP4,413.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,210.79
EGP105,101.18
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Cairo - Cost of childcare
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
MX$48.78
|
$1.45
EGP69.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.62
EGP76.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
MX$97.55
|
$2.08
EGP98.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.66
MX$390.21
|
$17.31
EGP823.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.74
EGP177.79
|
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Cairo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Puerto Escondido
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.96
EGP1,614.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.38
EGP2,157.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.30
EGP5,576.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$61.59
EGP2,927.93
|
Puerto Escondido vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing
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