Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 33.8% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$0.49
₹41.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$0.19
₹15.68
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$0.55
₹46.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$2.37
₹200.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$2.88
₹242.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$1.15
₹97.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$1.61
₹136.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$0.89
₹75.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.35
₹29.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$0.46
₹39.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$0.29
₹24.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$0.20
₹16.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$0.23
₹19.31
|
|
pay 80.0% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$4.41
₹372.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
$2.49
₹210.12
|
|
pay 71.7% more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$8.48
₹715.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$279.66
₹23,611.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$164.09
₹13,854.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$46.25
₹3,905.02
|
|
pay 1.7% less for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$92.50
₹7,810.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$1,766.20
₹149,121.18
|
|
pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$2.37
₹200.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$2.43
₹204.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
$21.31
₹1,799.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$4.92
₹415.24
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$32.25
₹2,723.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$32.29
₹2,726.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$53.15
₹4,487.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$40.86
₹3,449.93
|
|
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