Cost of living comparison
Kochi is 20.4% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Kochi instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Kochi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.04
|
$1.78
₹150.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.05
|
$4.74
₹400.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.48
|
$0.46
₹39.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.03
|
$0.19
₹16.17
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Kochi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP31.98
|
$0.57
₹48.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.13
|
$3.48
₹293.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.48
|
$2.54
₹214.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.44
|
$0.98
₹82.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.55
|
$1.50
₹126.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.71
|
$0.92
₹77.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
$0.31
₹26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.84
|
$0.44
₹36.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
$0.31
₹25.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.66
|
$0.22
₹18.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.35
|
$0.22
₹18.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Kochi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.00
|
$4.76
₹401.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.09
|
$15.46
₹1,304.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,787,897.56
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,211.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.03
|
$3.79
₹320.06
|
|
pay 6.5% less for housing
|
Cairo
|
Kochi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP477.64
|
$6.94
₹586.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,285.62
|
$194.55
₹16,419.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,386.04
|
$104.96
₹8,858.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP672.68
|
$17.47
₹1,474.30
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Kochi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,299.81
|
$95.80
₹8,084.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,007.46
|
$2,518.35
₹212,537.40
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Kochi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.02
|
$1.78
₹150.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.78
|
$1.30
₹110.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.02
|
$4.50
₹380.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP914.15
|
$18.96
₹1,600.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.03
|
$2.13
₹180.03
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Kochi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,836.99
|
$24.81
₹2,094.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,433.87
|
$19.49
₹1,644.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,807.89
|
$37.25
₹3,143.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,641.21
|
$30.05
₹2,536.16
|
|
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