Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 56.4% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Spain, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$3.25
E£152.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.25
E£11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$1.73
E£81.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$3.44
E£160.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$1.24
E£57.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$11.39
E£532.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
pay 76.1% less for housing
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.63
E£76.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.71
E£80.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
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