Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 54.5% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
$4.06
EGP201.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
$4.71
EGP233.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
$0.33
EGP16.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
$0.12
EGP6.08
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
$0.65
EGP32.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
$1.59
EGP78.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
$3.40
EGP168.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
$1.45
EGP71.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
$1.96
EGP97.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
$0.68
EGP33.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
$0.23
EGP11.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
$0.16
EGP7.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
$0.19
EGP9.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
$0.22
EGP10.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
$0.19
EGP9.42
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
$1.01
EGP50.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
$8.12
EGP403.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,801,512.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
$2.50
EGP123.96
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
$9.69
EGP481.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
$208.74
EGP10,363.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
$129.60
EGP6,434.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
$13.65
EGP677.81
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
$87.26
EGP4,332.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,738.54
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
$1.42
EGP70.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
$1.54
EGP76.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
$1.83
EGP90.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
$18.55
EGP921.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
$3.04
EGP151.18
|
|
pay 11.5% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
$37.28
EGP1,850.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
$49.39
EGP2,452.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
$97.57
EGP4,844.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
$53.60
EGP2,661.32
|
|
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