Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Cairo instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Vatican City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Vatican City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Vatican City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Vatican City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Vatican City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Vatican City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vatican City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
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