Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cairo vs. Schiedam Cost of Living Summary
Cairo is 68.8% cheaper than Schiedam.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.7% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 66.9% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 59.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 85.3% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 88.4% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 31.6% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
Cairo vs. Schiedam Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cairo instead of Schiedam, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
|
Schiedam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.52
€15.11
|
$4.16
EGP198.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.02
€12.09
|
$5.19
EGP247.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
€2.86
|
$0.38
EGP18.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.42
|
$0.14
EGP6.85
|
|
Schiedam vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants
pay 66.9% less for groceries
|
Schiedam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€1.97
|
$0.60
EGP28.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.23
€6.24
|
$1.88
EGP89.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.46
|
$3.73
EGP177.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.83
€4.17
|
$1.45
EGP68.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.08
|
$2.06
EGP98.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.74
EGP35.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.98
|
$0.34
EGP15.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$0.28
EGP13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.11
€1.82
|
$0.13
EGP6.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.77
|
$0.19
EGP8.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.78
|
$0.19
EGP8.88
|
|
Schiedam vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries
pay 59.6% less for transportation
|
Schiedam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.32
|
$1.36
EGP64.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.91
€59.42
|
$6.44
EGP306.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,581.36
€25,508.80
|
$37,398.47
EGP1,782,036.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.57
€22.91
|
$2.66
EGP126.72
|
|
Schiedam vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation
pay 85.3% less for housing
|
Schiedam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.29
€43.37
|
$12.92
EGP615.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,693.50
€1,460.35
|
$213.48
EGP10,172.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,401.52
€1,208.57
|
$137.13
EGP6,534.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.54
€152.23
|
$19.12
EGP911.30
|
|
Schiedam vs. Cairo - Cost of housing
pay 88.4% less for childcare
|
Schiedam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,975.85
€1,703.83
|
$92.85
EGP4,424.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,933.92
€10,290.94
|
$2,210.79
EGP105,344.37
|
|
Schiedam vs. Cairo - Cost of childcare
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Schiedam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
€6.04
|
$1.45
EGP69.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.38
€3.78
|
$1.62
EGP76.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.43
€11.58
|
$2.08
EGP99.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.19
€25.17
|
$17.31
EGP825.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.35
€14.10
|
$3.74
EGP178.20
|
|
Schiedam vs. Cairo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 31.6% less for clothing
|
Schiedam
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$123.12
€106.17
|
$33.96
EGP1,618.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.70
€40.27
|
$45.38
EGP2,162.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.79
€100.71
|
$117.30
EGP5,589.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.01
€109.53
|
$61.59
EGP2,934.70
|
|
Schiedam vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing
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