Cost of living comparison
Maceio - Alagoas is 85.2% more expensive than Cairo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Maceio - Alagoas
- Groceries
-
pay 92.1% more in Maceio - Alagoas
- Transportation
-
pay 78.7% more in Maceio - Alagoas
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Maceio - Alagoas
- Childcare
-
pay 2.9 times more in Maceio - Alagoas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.9% more in Maceio - Alagoas
- Clothing
-
pay 10.2% more in Maceio - Alagoas
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Maceio - Alagoas are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Maceio - Alagoas.
If you lived in Maceio - Alagoas instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Maceio - Alagoas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP202.07
|
$3.48
R$19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP234.40
|
$5.57
R$31.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.65
|
$0.88
R$5.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.10
|
$0.44
R$2.49
|
|
pay 92.1% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Maceio - Alagoas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.30
|
$1.28
R$7.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.93
|
$3.16
R$18.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP169.18
|
$3.69
R$21.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP72.16
|
$2.10
R$12.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP97.53
|
$1.52
R$8.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.05
|
$0.96
R$5.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.60
|
$0.42
R$2.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.92
|
$0.47
R$2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.58
|
$0.56
R$3.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.77
|
$0.50
R$2.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.44
|
$0.47
R$2.68
|
|
pay 78.7% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Maceio - Alagoas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.51
|
$3.65
R$20.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP404.14
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,806,017.59
|
$18,289.18
R$104,705.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP124.27
|
$3.14
R$17.95
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Maceio - Alagoas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP482.48
|
$16.11
R$92.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,389.86
|
$239.50
R$1,371.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,450.76
|
$243.86
R$1,396.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP679.50
|
$46.13
R$264.07
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Maceio - Alagoas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,343.38
|
$226.44
R$1,296.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,980.48
|
$6,270.58
R$35,899.05
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Maceio - Alagoas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.73
|
$1.39
R$7.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP76.54
|
$1.55
R$8.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.93
|
$1.57
R$8.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP923.42
|
$23.80
R$136.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP151.55
|
$5.23
R$29.92
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Maceio - Alagoas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,855.61
|
$52.50
R$300.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,458.54
|
$45.00
R$257.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,856.61
|
$84.60
R$484.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,667.98
|
$65.61
R$375.61
|
|
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