Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 65.8% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.7% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 66.6% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 62.0% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 85.8% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 75.7% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 67.4% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 23.7% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 79.7% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.37
|
$4.06
EGP205.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.27
|
$4.71
EGP238.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.76
|
$0.33
EGP16.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.71
|
$0.12
EGP6.19
|
|
pay 66.6% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
$0.65
EGP32.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€6.37
|
$1.59
EGP80.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.37
|
$3.40
EGP171.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
$1.45
EGP73.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€5.17
|
$1.96
EGP99.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.29
|
$0.68
EGP34.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.23
EGP11.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.16
EGP8.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.22
EGP10.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.19
EGP9.59
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.87
|
$1.01
EGP51.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€50.21
|
$8.12
EGP410.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€30,403.67
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,834,192.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€28.08
|
$2.50
EGP126.21
|
|
pay 85.8% less for housing
Berlin
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€43.01
|
$9.69
EGP490.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,222.65
|
$208.74
EGP10,551.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€897.66
|
$129.60
EGP6,551.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€251.98
|
$13.65
EGP690.10
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€293.51
|
$87.26
EGP4,411.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€9,216.14
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,493.43
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.10
|
$1.42
EGP71.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.81
|
$1.54
EGP77.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.71
|
$1.83
EGP92.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€36.22
|
$18.55
EGP937.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.07
|
$3.04
EGP153.92
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€81.74
|
$37.28
EGP1,884.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€39.19
|
$49.39
EGP2,496.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€91.30
|
$97.57
EGP4,932.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€132.23
|
$53.60
EGP2,709.60
|
|
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