Cost of living comparison
Coimbatore is 21.9% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Coimbatore instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Cairo
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
$1.20
₹100.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
$4.19
₹351.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
$0.37
₹31.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
$0.13
₹10.91
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
$0.44
₹37.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.20
|
$3.20
₹268.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP172.59
|
$2.48
₹207.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
$0.82
₹68.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
$1.50
₹125.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
$1.11
₹93.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
$0.34
₹28.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
$0.83
₹69.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
$0.25
₹21.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
$0.24
₹20.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
$0.18
₹15.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
$4.72
₹395.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP309.35
|
$11.98
₹1,004.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,883.78
|
$11,378.65
₹954,662.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.21
|
$3.59
₹301.47
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Cairo
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP375.52
|
$9.48
₹795.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,388.66
|
$131.01
₹10,991.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,671.48
|
$96.42
₹8,089.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP692.72
|
$26.62
₹2,233.78
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
Cairo
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,788.10
|
$73.47
₹6,163.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,525.37
|
$1,896.44
₹159,110.47
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$1.80
₹150.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.47
|
$1.58
₹132.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$4.07
₹341.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP823.74
|
$20.47
₹1,717.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
$2.99
₹251.23
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Coimbatore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.45
|
$22.76
₹1,909.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.24
|
$20.36
₹1,708.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.83
|
$38.93
₹3,265.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,416.82
|
$28.45
₹2,386.66
|
|
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