Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 72.8% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 74.4% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.76
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.87
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 83.9% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.01
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.00
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,519.33
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Singapore
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.43
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,904.47
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,301.65
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.60
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.21
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,246.22
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.23
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.84
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.80
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.64
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.76
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.25
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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