Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 46.7% cheaper than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 51.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 51.1% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 57.3% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 46.4% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.5% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.2% less for restaurants

	Albania	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.37 ALL772	$4.06 EGP205.30	-51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 ALL643	$4.71 EGP238.15	-32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ALL153	$0.33 EGP16.92	-79.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ALL75	$0.12 EGP6.19	-84.9%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 51.1% less for groceries

	Albania	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 ALL78	$0.65 EGP32.82	-23.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ALL488	$1.59 EGP80.19	-70.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 ALL664	$3.40 EGP171.88	-52.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.11 ALL287	$1.45 EGP73.32	-53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 ALL287	$1.96 EGP99.09	-37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL54	$0.68 EGP34.59	+16.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 ALL97	$0.23 EGP11.78	-77.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ALL63	$0.16 EGP8.04	-76.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL62	$0.19 EGP9.73	-71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL43	$0.22 EGP10.94	-53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL47	$0.19 EGP9.59	-62.7%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 51.1% less for transportation

	Albania	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 ALL721	$1.01 EGP51.31	-87.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.64 ALL1,627	$8.12 EGP410.60	-54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,265.14 ALL2,607,568	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,887.04	+28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.70 ALL2,832	$2.50 EGP126.26	-91.9%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 57.3% less for housing

	Albania	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.01 ALL1,477	$9.69 EGP490.19	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.88 ALL41,319	$208.74 EGP10,555.95	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.85 ALL29,969	$129.60 EGP6,553.87	-60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.67 ALL5,320	$13.65 EGP690.36	-76.3%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 46.4% less for childcare

	Albania	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.56 ALL15,551	$87.26 EGP4,412.81	-48.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,514.89 ALL324,262	$1,948.40 EGP98,530.73	-44.6%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ALL240	$1.42 EGP71.86	-45.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 ALL164	$1.54 EGP77.77	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 ALL342	$1.83 EGP92.39	-50.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.45 ALL4,101	$18.55 EGP938.18	-58.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.64 ALL705	$3.04 EGP153.98	-60.1%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Albania	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.86 ALL4,692	$37.28 EGP1,885.27	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.61 ALL3,746	$49.39 EGP2,497.84	+21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.86 ALL8,382	$97.57 EGP4,934.25	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.22 ALL11,183	$53.60 EGP2,710.63	-55.8%
Average			-13.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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