Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 58.0% cheaper than Alicante.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.4% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 57.2% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 57.9% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 77.5% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 83.4% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.4% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 1.5% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 75.4% less for restaurants
|
Alicante
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.42
|
$4.06
EGP206.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$4.71
EGP239.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.96
|
$0.33
EGP17.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
€1.48
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
|
Alicante
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.51
|
$0.65
EGP33.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$1.59
EGP80.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.31
|
$3.40
EGP172.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.62
|
$1.45
EGP73.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
€3.26
|
$1.96
EGP99.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.68
EGP34.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.64
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.95
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.22
EGP11.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
|
Alicante
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
€6.20
|
$1.01
EGP51.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.79
€25.69
|
$8.12
EGP412.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,291.70
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,845,333.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
€11.36
|
$2.50
EGP126.98
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
|
Alicante
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.80
€28.57
|
$9.69
EGP492.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.84
€859.07
|
$208.74
EGP10,616.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.53
€671.78
|
$129.60
EGP6,591.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.70
€82.18
|
$13.65
EGP694.29
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
|
Alicante
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.92
€633.79
|
$87.26
EGP4,437.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,806.63
€9,404.14
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,091.69
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Alicante
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.57
|
$1.42
EGP72.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
€1.92
|
$1.54
EGP78.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.52
€5.29
|
$1.83
EGP92.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.06
€49.92
|
$18.55
EGP943.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€8.48
|
$3.04
EGP154.85
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Alicante
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
€56.70
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.94
€27.75
|
$49.39
EGP2,512.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.10
€87.36
|
$97.57
EGP4,962.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.92
€96.78
|
$53.60
EGP2,726.06
|
|
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