Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 53.5% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Cairo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.51
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.63
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$0.25
EGP12.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$0.56
EGP27.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.03
|
$1.68
EGP81.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
$3.57
EGP173.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
$1.44
EGP70.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.02
|
$2.14
EGP103.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$0.62
EGP30.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.20
EGP9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.28
EGP13.77
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
$0.96
EGP46.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.76
|
$6.40
EGP311.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,635.57
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,659,654.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.77
|
$2.88
EGP140.03
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.77
|
$7.77
EGP377.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,375.46
|
$194.33
EGP9,444.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,562.84
|
$117.39
EGP5,705.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.28
|
$14.34
EGP696.83
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,449.31
|
$99.11
EGP4,816.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,127.49
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,019.99
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$1.50
EGP72.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.42
|
$17.05
EGP828.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$3.20
EGP155.59
|
|
pay 33.9% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.29
|
$34.43
EGP1,673.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.03
|
$41.73
EGP2,028.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.80
|
$89.91
EGP4,369.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.81
|
$50.03
EGP2,431.13
|
|
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