Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 64.7% cheaper than Amstelveen.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Amstelveen, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
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Amstelveen
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.50
|
$4.06
EGP200.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.00
|
$4.71
EGP232.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.09
€2.89
|
$0.33
EGP16.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
€2.27
|
$0.12
EGP6.03
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
|
Amstelveen
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
$0.65
EGP31.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.63
|
$1.59
EGP78.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
€3.95
|
$3.40
EGP167.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
€3.99
|
$1.45
EGP71.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.02
€6.55
|
$1.96
EGP96.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.68
EGP33.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.16
EGP7.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.22
EGP10.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.19
EGP9.35
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Amstelveen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
€7.22
|
$1.01
EGP50.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.12
EGP400.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,289.14
€27,325.77
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,787,897.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.86
€20.40
|
$2.50
EGP123.03
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
Amstelveen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.80
€39.00
|
$9.69
EGP477.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,822.00
€1,699.86
|
$208.74
EGP10,285.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,464.74
€1,366.56
|
$129.60
EGP6,386.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.07
€237.97
|
$13.65
EGP672.68
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
|
Amstelveen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,848.79
€1,724.86
|
$87.26
EGP4,299.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,361.94
€14,332.17
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,007.46
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amstelveen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$1.42
EGP70.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.52
|
$1.54
EGP75.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.50
|
$1.83
EGP90.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.37
€28.33
|
$18.55
EGP914.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.00
|
$3.04
EGP150.03
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Amstelveen
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.27
€52.50
|
$37.28
EGP1,836.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.24
€34.75
|
$49.39
EGP2,433.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.38
€79.66
|
$97.57
EGP4,807.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.18
€123.32
|
$53.60
EGP2,641.21
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