Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 56.3% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
kn77.74
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
kn54.41
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kn18.07
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
kn12.76
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 59.6% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
kn8.66
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
kn35.12
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
kn35.89
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
kn23.61
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
kn31.90
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
kn4.82
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
kn4.98
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
kn5.74
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
kn8.30
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
kn3.80
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
kn3.70
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 62.6% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kn50.96
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
kn371.56
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
kn196,283.81
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
kn64.81
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 71.4% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
kn185.48
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
kn4,482.39
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
kn3,475.79
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
kn1,164.01
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
kn1,116.55
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
kn50,675.88
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
kn20.62
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
kn14.34
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
kn36.07
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
kn339.18
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
kn51.65
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
kn643.69
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
kn274.64
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
kn656.06
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
kn802.26
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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