Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 49.3% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.4% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 55.0% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 26.8% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 63.7% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 58.1% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 40.5% less in Cairo
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 68.4% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS13,019.83
|
$4.06
EGP202.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS10,048.94
|
$4.71
EGP234.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,739.12
|
$0.33
EGP16.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,283.66
|
$0.12
EGP6.10
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,550.78
|
$0.65
EGP32.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS6,146.55
|
$1.59
EGP78.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,966.10
|
$3.40
EGP169.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,730.34
|
$1.45
EGP72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS3,317.41
|
$1.96
EGP97.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS1,094.07
|
$0.68
EGP34.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS1,035.30
|
$0.23
EGP11.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS717.09
|
$0.16
EGP7.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,183.16
|
$0.19
EGP9.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS505.43
|
$0.22
EGP10.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS598.15
|
$0.19
EGP9.44
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS4,148.34
|
$1.01
EGP50.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS13,019.83
|
$8.12
EGP404.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS27,519,189.46
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,806,017.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS8,699.61
|
$2.50
EGP124.27
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS28,163.52
|
$9.69
EGP482.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS607,999.35
|
$208.74
EGP10,389.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS423,017.11
|
$129.60
EGP6,450.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS58,273.85
|
$13.65
EGP679.50
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS256,253.96
|
$87.26
EGP4,343.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS5,298,925.94
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,980.48
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS2,130.24
|
$1.42
EGP70.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,532.08
|
$1.54
EGP76.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,840.69
|
$1.83
EGP90.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS32,216.86
|
$18.55
EGP923.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,918.11
|
$3.04
EGP151.55
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS106,022.86
|
$37.28
EGP1,855.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS88,450.97
|
$49.39
EGP2,458.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS135,023.85
|
$97.57
EGP4,856.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS141,108.93
|
$53.60
EGP2,667.98
|
|
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