Cost of living comparison

 Cairo, Egypt
compared to
 Irbid, Jordan
Irbid vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Irbid is 96.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants
pay 68.7% more in Irbid
Groceries
pay 69.0% more in Irbid
Transportation
pay 2.9 times more in Irbid
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Irbid
Childcare
pay 55.5% more in Irbid
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Irbid
Clothing
pay 11.6% less in Irbid

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and childcare in Irbid are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Irbid.

Irbid vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Irbid instead of Cairo, you would:

pay 68.7% more for restaurants

 
Cairo
Irbid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.06
EGP203.40
$4.23
JOD3.000
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.71
EGP235.94
$7.05
JOD5.000
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.33
EGP16.76
$0.48
JOD0.340

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pay 69.0% more for groceries

 
Cairo
Irbid
Bread
1 loaf
$0.65
EGP32.52
$0.44
JOD0.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.59
EGP79.44
$3.39
JOD2.400
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
EGP170.29
$4.34
JOD3.080

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

 
Cairo
Irbid
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.01
EGP50.84
$5.48
JOD3.890
Monthly public transit pass $8.12
EGP406.79
$7.40
JOD5.250
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,284.10
EGP1,817,861.63
$24,679.17
JOD17,504.940

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Cairo
Irbid
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.69
EGP485.65
$31.03
JOD22.010
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.74
EGP10,458.00
$209.77
JOD148.790
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $129.60
EGP6,493.06
$142.79
JOD101.280

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pay 55.5% more for childcare

 
Cairo
Irbid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $87.26
EGP4,371.87
$92.45
JOD65.570
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,948.40
EGP97,616.49
$3,995.68
JOD2,834.130

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Cairo
Irbid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.42
EGP71.19
$4.94
JOD3.500
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.54
EGP77.05
$1.27
JOD0.900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.83
EGP91.53
$3.53
JOD2.500

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

 
Cairo
Irbid
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.28
EGP1,867.78
$44.19
JOD31.340
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.39
EGP2,474.66
$29.62
JOD21.010
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.57
EGP4,888.46
$81.09
JOD57.520

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