Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 67.7% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 80.1% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$0.25
EGP12.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
|
pay 72.5% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$0.56
EGP27.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$1.68
EGP81.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$3.57
EGP173.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$1.44
EGP70.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$2.14
EGP103.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.62
EGP30.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.20
EGP9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.28
EGP13.77
|
|
pay 60.0% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$0.96
EGP46.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$6.40
EGP311.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,789.50
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,659,654.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$2.88
EGP140.03
|
|
pay 84.8% less for housing
Vienna
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.90
|
$7.77
EGP377.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.24
|
$194.33
EGP9,444.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.64
|
$117.39
EGP5,705.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.92
|
$14.34
EGP696.83
|
|
pay 75.4% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.91
|
$99.11
EGP4,816.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,563.77
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,019.99
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$1.50
EGP72.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$17.05
EGP828.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.20
EGP155.59
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.27
|
$34.43
EGP1,673.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$41.73
EGP2,028.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.93
|
$89.91
EGP4,369.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.56
|
$50.03
EGP2,431.13
|
|
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