Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 11.6% cheaper than Bangalore.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
|
Bangalore
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.05
|
$4.06
EGP200.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.06
|
$4.71
EGP232.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.96
|
$0.33
EGP16.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.35
|
$0.12
EGP6.03
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.17
|
$0.65
EGP31.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.49
|
$1.59
EGP78.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.77
|
$3.40
EGP167.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.42
|
$1.45
EGP71.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.44
|
$1.96
EGP96.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.62
|
$0.68
EGP33.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.22
|
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.31
|
$0.16
EGP7.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.49
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.86
|
$0.22
EGP10.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.42
|
$0.19
EGP9.35
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.81
|
$1.01
EGP50.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.23
|
$8.12
EGP400.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,787,897.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.06
|
$2.50
EGP123.03
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹965.74
|
$9.69
EGP477.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,832.85
|
$208.74
EGP10,285.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,478.13
|
$129.60
EGP6,386.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,817.22
|
$13.65
EGP672.68
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,194.39
|
$87.26
EGP4,299.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,164.28
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,007.46
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.04
|
$1.42
EGP70.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.34
|
$1.54
EGP75.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.06
|
$1.83
EGP90.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,834.88
|
$18.55
EGP914.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.07
|
$3.04
EGP150.03
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,776.94
|
$37.28
EGP1,836.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,558.78
|
$49.39
EGP2,433.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,536.29
|
$97.57
EGP4,807.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,280.58
|
$53.60
EGP2,641.21
|
|
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