Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 41.6% cheaper than Xalapa.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Xalapa, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Xalapa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
MX$126.05
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
MX$110.93
|
$4.27
EGP201.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$20.53
|
$0.25
EGP11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$14.24
|
$0.12
EGP5.79
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
Xalapa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
MX$42.25
|
$0.56
EGP26.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
MX$67.73
|
$1.68
EGP79.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
MX$91.90
|
$3.57
EGP168.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$42.29
|
$1.44
EGP68.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
MX$59.00
|
$2.14
EGP100.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
MX$24.00
|
$0.62
EGP29.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$11.95
|
$0.20
EGP9.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.43
|
$0.15
EGP7.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
MX$12.74
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$16.11
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.13
|
$0.28
EGP13.40
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Xalapa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
MX$91.93
|
$0.96
EGP45.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.50
MX$127.46
|
$6.40
EGP302.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$373,114.88
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,614,298.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$90.76
|
$2.88
EGP136.21
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Xalapa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$475.31
|
$7.77
EGP367.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.91
MX$4,212.07
|
$194.33
EGP9,186.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.16
MX$2,755.16
|
$117.39
EGP5,549.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$704.76
|
$14.34
EGP677.78
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Xalapa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.61
MX$2,168.10
|
$99.11
EGP4,684.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$170,626.58
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,723.88
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Xalapa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MX$30.25
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
MX$49.30
|
$1.50
EGP70.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.10
MX$69.58
|
$1.76
EGP83.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.15
MX$427.34
|
$17.05
EGP805.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$100.84
|
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Xalapa
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
MX$788.44
|
$34.43
EGP1,627.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$764.55
|
$41.73
EGP1,972.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
MX$1,451.03
|
$89.91
EGP4,250.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.82
MX$1,033.33
|
$50.03
EGP2,364.70
|
|
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