Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$5.11
ZAR93.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$0.78
ZAR14.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$4.13
ZAR75.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$4.25
ZAR77.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$2.53
ZAR46.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$2.30
ZAR41.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$0.55
ZAR10.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$5.09
ZAR92.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
$42.60
ZAR775.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$19,879.98
ZAR361,877.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
$9.54
ZAR173.70
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$43.29
ZAR787.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$784.43
ZAR14,279.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$505.72
ZAR9,205.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$207.06
ZAR3,769.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$4,312.73
ZAR78,505.12
|
|
pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$2.56
ZAR46.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$2.12
ZAR38.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
$39.65
ZAR721.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$6.82
ZAR124.07
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Cape Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$53.53
ZAR974.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$30.86
ZAR561.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$77.06
ZAR1,402.80
|
|
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