Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 59.2% cheaper than Almada.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.3% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 56.1% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 57.1% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 83.2% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 86.0% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 9.5% 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 Almada, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
|
Almada
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€11.66
|
$4.06
EGP202.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.23
|
$4.71
EGP234.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
€1.53
|
$0.33
EGP16.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.10
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
|
Almada
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€0.97
|
$0.65
EGP32.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
€3.66
|
$1.59
EGP79.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
€3.15
|
$3.40
EGP169.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.54
|
$1.45
EGP72.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€2.82
|
$1.96
EGP97.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.89
|
$0.68
EGP34.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.83
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.78
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 57.1% less for transportation
|
Almada
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€5.90
|
$1.01
EGP50.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.58
|
$8.12
EGP404.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€27,432.85
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,809,488.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€8.41
|
$2.50
EGP124.51
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
|
Almada
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.53
€35.43
|
$9.69
EGP483.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.54
€994.44
|
$208.74
EGP10,409.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,018.17
€868.71
|
$129.60
EGP6,463.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.94
€88.68
|
$13.65
EGP680.81
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
|
Almada
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€491.79
|
$87.26
EGP4,351.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€12,802.00
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,166.84
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Almada
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.41
€2.06
|
$1.42
EGP70.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
€1.83
|
$1.54
EGP76.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.12
|
$1.83
EGP91.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
€29.26
|
$18.55
EGP925.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
€6.40
|
$3.04
EGP151.85
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Almada
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.99
€69.95
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.08
€30.79
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.70
€66.30
|
$97.57
EGP4,865.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.14
€84.58
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.11
|
|
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