Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 53.9% cheaper than San Salvador.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 64.3% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 45.3% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 79.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 55.8% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.0% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 27.1% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.48
|
$4.06
EGP200.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.24
|
$4.71
EGP233.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$0.33
EGP16.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.98
|
$0.12
EGP6.06
|
|
pay 64.3% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
$0.65
EGP32.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.31
|
$1.59
EGP78.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.61
|
$3.40
EGP168.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.55
|
$1.45
EGP71.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.28
|
$1.96
EGP96.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$0.68
EGP33.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$0.23
EGP11.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
$0.16
EGP7.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.63
|
$0.19
EGP9.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.22
EGP10.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
$0.19
EGP9.39
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.76
|
$1.01
EGP50.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.96
|
$8.12
EGP401.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,698.02
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,795,852.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.42
|
$2.50
EGP123.57
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.66
|
$9.69
EGP479.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,508.63
|
$208.74
EGP10,331.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,613.25
|
$129.60
EGP6,414.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC713.13
|
$13.65
EGP675.68
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,402.17
|
$87.26
EGP4,318.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,218.90
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,434.64
|
|
pay 44.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$1.42
EGP70.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$1.54
EGP76.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.99
|
$1.83
EGP90.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.27
|
$18.55
EGP918.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.11
|
$3.04
EGP150.70
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.10
|
$37.28
EGP1,845.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.65
|
$49.39
EGP2,444.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.02
|
$97.57
EGP4,829.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.69
|
$53.60
EGP2,652.96
|
|
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