Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 61.0% cheaper than Amarillo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Amarillo, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Amarillo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$4.27
EGP203.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.27
EGP203.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$0.25
EGP11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.12
EGP5.84
|
|
pay 65.7% less for groceries
Amarillo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.56
EGP26.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$1.68
EGP80.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$3.57
EGP170.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
|
$1.44
EGP68.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.62
|
$2.14
EGP101.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.62
EGP29.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.20
EGP9.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.15
EGP7.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.15
EGP7.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.17
EGP8.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.28
EGP13.52
|
|
pay 66.1% less for transportation
Amarillo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.83
|
$0.96
EGP45.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.40
EGP305.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,150.60
EGP1,629,325.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.88
EGP137.47
|
|
pay 87.2% less for housing
Amarillo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.11
|
$7.77
EGP370.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$905.00
|
$194.33
EGP9,271.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$117.39
EGP5,600.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.29
|
$14.34
EGP684.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amarillo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$99.11
EGP4,728.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,728.87
EGP82,484.58
|
pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amarillo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$1.76
EGP84.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
|
$1.50
EGP71.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$1.76
EGP84.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.05
EGP813.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$3.20
EGP152.75
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Amarillo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$34.43
EGP1,642.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.73
EGP1,991.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.33
|
$89.91
EGP4,289.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$50.03
EGP2,386.71
|
|
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