Cost of living comparison
Milan is 5.9 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Milan instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP207.08
|
$21.66
€19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP207.08
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.08
|
$3.12
€2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.94
|
$1.50
€1.34
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.02
|
$2.64
€2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.53
|
$8.46
€7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP173.30
|
$6.56
€5.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.97
|
$4.15
€3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.60
|
$5.71
€5.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.96
|
$1.11
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.56
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
$1.20
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
$1.62
€1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.21
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.75
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.55
|
$7.67
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP310.62
|
$42.24
€37.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,656,645.60
|
$30,323.64
€27,146.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.78
|
$24.91
€22.30
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP377.06
|
$29.17
€26.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,427.14
|
$1,524.42
€1,364.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,694.72
|
$1,033.99
€925.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP695.56
|
$212.15
€189.92
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,807.72
|
$855.31
€765.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,867.68
|
$14,265.21
€12,770.43
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.42
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.76
|
$2.10
€1.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.42
|
$6.50
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP827.12
|
$69.19
€61.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP155.31
|
$10.83
€9.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Cairo
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,670.27
|
$102.28
€91.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,024.50
|
$39.36
€35.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,361.64
|
$106.96
€95.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,426.73
|
$155.03
€138.79
|
|
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