Cost of living comparison
Aix-en-provence is 5.4 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Aix-en-provence instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 8.8 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP204.81
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.95
|
$4.20
€3.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.88
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.73
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP80.64
|
$8.15
€7.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP171.40
|
$4.67
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.20
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP102.46
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.63
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.46
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.37
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.60
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.04
|
$7.12
€6.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP307.21
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,638,445.07
|
$30,323.64
€28,286.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP138.24
|
$13.92
€12.98
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP372.92
|
$33.71
€31.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,323.57
|
$1,082.99
€1,010.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,632.15
|
$795.22
€741.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP687.92
|
$131.43
€122.60
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,754.90
|
$1,013.80
€945.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,946.28
|
$12,616.80
€11,769.22
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.97
|
$3.42
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.48
|
$11.10
€10.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP818.03
|
$37.63
€35.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP153.60
|
$13.00
€12.12
|
|
pay 84.7% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Aix-en-provence
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,651.92
|
$86.64
€80.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,002.26
|
$50.90
€47.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,313.72
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,400.07
|
$132.12
€123.25
|
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