Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 71.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 84.5% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,599
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr358
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr286
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 75.8% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr481
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,016
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr833
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr797
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,142
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr221
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr132
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr174
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr313
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr176
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 73.1% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,257
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,260
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,159
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 83.1% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,894
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 74.3% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,338
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr640
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,507
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,929
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,777
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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