Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Cairo instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sana'a
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Cairo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.25
E£152.12
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.23
E£197.75
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.25
E£11.88
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.15
E£6.85
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sana'a
|
Cairo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.59
E£27.36
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.73
E£81.10
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.44
E£160.74
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.46
E£68.41
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.41
E£112.67
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
E£24.54
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
E£11.08
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.16
E£7.39
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
E£6.35
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.15
E£7.03
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
E£6.65
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sana'a
|
Cairo
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.24
E£57.86
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
E£532.41
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.37
E£63.89
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Sana'a
|
Cairo
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$14.42
E£674.34
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$18.76
E£877.03
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sana'a
|
Cairo
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sana'a
|
Cairo
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.63
E£76.06
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.71
E£80.13
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.79
E£83.66
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.91
E£930.87
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.90
E£182.54
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sana'a
|
Cairo
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.66
E£1,994.58
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