Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 10.3% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
$3.25
EGP155.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
$4.23
EGP202.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
$0.25
EGP12.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Turkey
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
$0.59
EGP28.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
$1.73
EGP83.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
$3.44
EGP164.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
$1.46
EGP70.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
$2.41
EGP115.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
$0.53
EGP25.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
$0.24
EGP11.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
$0.16
EGP7.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
$0.14
EGP6.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
$1.24
EGP59.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
$11.39
EGP545.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,274,006.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
$1.37
EGP65.45
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
Turkey
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
$14.42
EGP690.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
$173.02
EGP8,286.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
$100.76
EGP4,825.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
$18.76
EGP898.50
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
$113.41
EGP5,431.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
$2,460.81
EGP117,859.12
|
|
pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
$1.63
EGP77.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
$1.71
EGP82.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
$1.79
EGP85.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
$19.91
EGP953.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
$3.90
EGP187.01
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
$38.38
EGP1,838.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
$36.15
EGP1,731.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
$88.16
EGP4,222.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
$42.66
EGP2,043.41
|
|
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