Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 2.6% cheaper than Ukraine.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 31.0% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴182.97
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴142.21
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.44
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.37
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Ukraine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.32
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴126.49
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴124.19
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.41
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.37
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.85
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.44
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.69
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.45
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.63
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.91
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Ukraine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴150.06
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴280.71
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴753,153.51
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴131.85
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴173.44
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,216.45
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,128.43
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,439.57
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,207.51
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴152,478.12
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.45
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴37.94
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴76.64
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴741.19
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴117.18
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,588.13
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,199.68
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,552.48
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,892.29
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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