Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 59.8% cheaper than Bilbao.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.3% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 60.2% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 56.3% less in Cairo
- Housing
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pay 80.8% less in Cairo
- Childcare
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pay 79.7% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 55.8% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 8.8% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bilbao, you would:
pay 77.3% less for restaurants
|
Bilbao
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.40
|
$4.06
EGP203.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.12
|
$4.71
EGP235.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.32
|
$0.33
EGP16.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.72
|
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
|
Bilbao
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.21
|
$0.65
EGP32.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
€6.55
|
$1.59
EGP79.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.43
€3.97
|
$3.40
EGP170.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.58
|
$1.45
EGP72.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.48
|
$1.96
EGP98.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.88
|
$0.68
EGP34.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$0.23
EGP11.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.16
EGP7.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.02
|
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.56
|
$0.22
EGP10.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.19
EGP9.51
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
|
Bilbao
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€5.85
|
$1.01
EGP50.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€38.41
|
$8.12
EGP406.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,009.37
€26,885.12
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,817,861.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.73
€11.40
|
$2.50
EGP125.09
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
|
Bilbao
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.98
€32.23
|
$9.69
EGP485.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$991.38
€888.17
|
$208.74
EGP10,458.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$825.26
€739.34
|
$129.60
EGP6,493.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.81
€94.79
|
$13.65
EGP683.96
|
|
pay 79.7% less for childcare
|
Bilbao
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$509.09
€456.09
|
$87.26
EGP4,371.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,306.16
€7,441.42
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,616.49
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bilbao
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.88
|
$1.42
EGP71.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
€1.78
|
$1.54
EGP77.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.03
€5.40
|
$1.83
EGP91.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.59
€48.01
|
$18.55
EGP929.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
€7.92
|
$3.04
EGP152.55
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Bilbao
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.78
€84.02
|
$37.28
EGP1,867.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.51
€28.23
|
$49.39
EGP2,474.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.70
€69.61
|
$97.57
EGP4,888.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.93
€112.82
|
$53.60
EGP2,685.48
|
|
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