Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 53.9% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$4.27
EGP207.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
$4.27
EGP207.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.25
EGP12.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$0.56
EGP27.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$1.68
EGP81.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$3.57
EGP173.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$1.44
EGP70.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.14
EGP103.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.62
EGP29.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.20
EGP9.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.28
EGP13.76
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$0.96
EGP46.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4700
|
$6.40
EGP310.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF587.5300
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,657,898.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$2.88
EGP139.89
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
|
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$7.77
EGP377.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.2400
|
$194.33
EGP9,434.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.3600
|
$117.39
EGP5,699.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9500
|
$14.34
EGP696.09
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6100
|
$99.11
EGP4,811.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF230.3400
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,931.13
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.76
EGP85.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.50
EGP72.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$1.76
EGP85.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3400
|
$17.05
EGP827.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$3.20
EGP155.43
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8200
|
$34.43
EGP1,671.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0900
|
$41.73
EGP2,026.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5100
|
$89.91
EGP4,364.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6500
|
$50.03
EGP2,428.56
|
|
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