Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 34.7% cheaper than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.3% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 44.3% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 46.7% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 33.3% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.7% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 0.1% less in Cairo
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM10.79
|
$4.06
EGP205.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.00
|
$4.71
EGP238.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.80
|
$0.33
EGP16.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.79
|
$0.12
EGP6.20
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.75
|
$0.65
EGP32.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.30
|
$1.59
EGP80.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.33
|
$3.40
EGP172.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.50
|
$1.45
EGP73.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.46
|
$1.96
EGP99.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM0.95
|
$0.68
EGP34.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.25
|
$0.23
EGP11.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$0.16
EGP8.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.23
|
$0.19
EGP9.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.76
|
$0.22
EGP10.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.84
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM9.72
|
$1.01
EGP51.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM63.58
|
$8.12
EGP411.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM43,854.05
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,837,789.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM13.93
|
$2.50
EGP126.46
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM42.78
|
$9.69
EGP490.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM424.55
|
$208.74
EGP10,572.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM322.90
|
$129.60
EGP6,564.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM193.83
|
$13.65
EGP691.46
|
|
pay 33.3% less for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM250.53
|
$87.26
EGP4,419.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM4,914.51
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,686.60
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.21
|
$1.42
EGP71.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.39
|
$1.54
EGP77.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM5.99
|
$1.83
EGP92.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM46.15
|
$18.55
EGP939.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.32
|
$3.04
EGP154.22
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM103.61
|
$37.28
EGP1,888.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM54.33
|
$49.39
EGP2,501.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM149.98
|
$97.57
EGP4,942.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM172.15
|
$53.60
EGP2,714.92
|
|
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