Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 49.5% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.4% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 32.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 68.7% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 73.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.4% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,138.59	$4.06 EGP205.30	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,511.53	$4.71 EGP238.15	-47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD335.82	$0.33 EGP16.92	-61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD191.69	$0.12 EGP6.19	-75.1%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Armenia	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD272.09	$0.65 EGP32.82	-7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,514.39	$1.59 EGP80.19	-59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,134.84	$3.40 EGP171.88	-37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD856.50	$1.45 EGP73.32	-34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,249.78	$1.96 EGP99.09	-38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD217.78	$0.68 EGP34.59	+22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD286.07	$0.23 EGP11.78	-68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD248.96	$0.16 EGP8.04	-75.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD310.48	$0.19 EGP9.73	-75.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD130.92	$0.22 EGP10.94	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD122.64	$0.19 EGP9.59	-39.7%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 32.7% less for transportation

	Armenia	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,804.24	$1.01 EGP51.31	-78.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,016.47	$8.12 EGP410.60	-36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,039,529.79	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,887.04	+17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,464.81	$2.50 EGP126.26	-33.5%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 68.7% less for housing

	Armenia	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,492.90	$9.69 EGP490.19	-49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD266,916.41	$208.74 EGP10,555.95	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD174,719.87	$129.60 EGP6,553.87	-71.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD34,719.25	$13.65 EGP690.36	-84.7%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 73.1% less for childcare

	Armenia	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD105,596.71	$87.26 EGP4,412.81	-67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,525,620.24	$1,948.40 EGP98,530.73	-78.4%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD652.14	$1.42 EGP71.86	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,118.37	$1.54 EGP77.77	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,003.29	$1.83 EGP92.39	-29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,194.91	$18.55 EGP938.18	-72.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,257.41	$3.04 EGP153.98	-47.4%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Armenia	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD27,691.64	$37.28 EGP1,885.27	-47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD19,998.34	$49.39 EGP2,497.84	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,581.84	$97.57 EGP4,934.25	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,313.64	$53.60 EGP2,710.63	-28.7%
Average			-27.6%

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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: March 2025

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