Cost of living comparison

Aalborg, Denmark

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Aalborg Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 67.3% cheaper than Aalborg.

Restaurants: pay 85.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 72.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 70.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 81.5% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.9% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Cairo

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Aalborg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Aalborg, you would:

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pay 85.2% less for restaurants

	Aalborg	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.75 DKK188.73	$4.06 EGP207.56	-85.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 DKK94.36	$4.71 EGP240.77	-67.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.07 DKK26.69	$0.33 EGP17.10	-91.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.99 DKK19.66	$0.12 EGP6.26	-95.9%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 72.1% less for groceries

	Aalborg	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.81 DKK25.01	$0.65 EGP33.18	-83.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.73 DKK57.33	$1.59 EGP81.07	-81.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 DKK47.43	$3.40 EGP173.78	-52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.51 DKK29.63	$1.45 EGP74.13	-67.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 DKK27.05	$1.96 EGP100.18	-52.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 DKK8.73	$0.68 EGP34.97	-48.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 DKK8.56	$0.23 EGP11.91	-82.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 DKK8.99	$0.16 EGP8.13	-88.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 DKK9.31	$0.19 EGP9.84	-86.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 DKK6.21	$0.22 EGP11.06	-77.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 DKK4.54	$0.19 EGP9.70	-72.5%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 70.0% less for transportation

	Aalborg	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.57 DKK49.68	$1.01 EGP51.88	-86.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$61.08 DKK401.04	$8.12 EGP415.13	-86.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,117.71 DKK283,088.67	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65	-15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.17 DKK184.95	$2.50 EGP127.65	-91.1%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 81.5% less for housing

	Aalborg	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.90 DKK261.95	$9.69 EGP495.59	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$879.12 DKK5,771.86	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$656.35 DKK4,309.24	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	-80.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$219.79 DKK1,443.00	$13.65 EGP697.97	-93.8%
Average			-81.5%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Aalborg	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$455.13 DKK2,988.16	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	-80.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,311.77 DKK28,308.87	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	-54.8%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 72.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Aalborg	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.19 DKK47.18	$1.42 EGP72.65	-80.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.27 DKK34.60	$1.54 EGP78.62	-70.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.84 DKK58.03	$1.83 EGP93.40	-79.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.91 DKK235.75	$18.55 EGP948.51	-48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.49 DKK141.07	$3.04 EGP155.67	-85.8%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Aalborg	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.24 DKK566.18	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	-56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.90 DKK235.67	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	+37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.20 DKK684.13	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	-6.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.85 DKK924.76	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	-61.9%
Average			-21.9%

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