Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 5.1 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 8.6 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.18
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.99
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.26
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP82.24
|
$4.26
€3.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP174.80
|
$4.79
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.57
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP104.49
|
$5.77
€5.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.22
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.65
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.29
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.87
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.96
|
$7.86
€7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP313.31
|
$72.49
€66.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,670,988.85
|
$35,098.36
€32,275.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.99
|
$18.01
€16.57
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP380.33
|
$20.67
€19.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,508.76
|
$1,109.17
€1,019.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,744.02
|
$885.72
€814.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP701.59
|
$90.90
€83.59
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,849.35
|
$336.03
€309.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,593.81
|
$10,589.37
€9,737.81
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
$8.71
€8.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP73.39
|
$4.86
€4.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
$11.10
€10.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP834.28
|
$45.44
€41.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$18.50
€17.02
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,684.73
|
$90.44
€83.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,042.03
|
$32.73
€30.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,399.40
|
$79.18
€72.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,447.74
|
$103.43
€95.11
|
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